Obtaining your Hunter Education Certification is the first step to becoming a successful hunter, and is required by law. After a couple of very successful courses last year, we have once again partnered up with our friend Kirsten Miller from Colorado Parks & Wildlifeto host a private Hunter Education Course for our Rocky Mountain Sportswomen!

This course will take place at Yampa River State Park in Hayden, Colorado on Saturday, March 15th 8:00am-5:00pm through Sunday, March 16th 8:00am-3:00pm with a conclusion course at the gun range. Bringing your own gun is NOT required! Colorado Parks and Wildlife will provide a rifle for each participant to use for the conclusion course. There will be a lunch break at 11:20-12:15, but we recommend bringing your own lunch so that we can stay on schedule at the State Park. By completing this course you will receive your official certification and will be able to buy and apply for hunting licenses.

We are hosting this course just before the application deadline for the 2025 Colorado Big Game Draw where you can apply for specific tags to hunt in the fall.

This course is open to both ladies and youth and is free to attend. For kids to attend, they must be mature enough to be able to pass the test at the end of the course. There is nothing worse than having a kid fail the course, and having that as their first impression of hunting and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. If you are confident that your child will be able to pass, Kirsten can help assist those who are still learning reading and comprehension by reading the test out loud to them.

Learning alongside other women and from a woman instructor will make this course extra fun, and will help you gain new hunting friends! Our mission at Rocky Mountain Sportswomen is to provide learning opportunities for hunting and fishing more accessible for women, and to help create a community of new friends in the outdoor world.

This is a private course, meaning it will not be listed on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website. To register, please fill out the form below, and we will provide you with the official CPW registration link. You may also contact us if you have any questions about this course.

Please note that by filling out this form below, you have NOT completed your registration. You will be sent an email back with the official link to register for the course through Colorado Parks and Wildlife.