The Missouri Department of Conservation is now offering an all-online bowhunter education course for Missouri residents 16 years and older.
The new course offers more flexible and convenient options to become bowhunter education certified, according to an MDC news release. The online course includes videos and animations to teach bowhunter safety, archery and crossbow safety, ethics, regulations, and wildlife management.
Bowhunter certification in Missouri is voluntary, but some managed or urban hunting opportunities may require it. Other states may require bowhunter education and will accept this Missouri online course.
Each student will receive a temporary bowhunter education certificate once they complete and pass the 60-question final exam with an 80 percent or higher. The fee for the all-online course is $30, paid directly to the online provider.
Hunters 15 years or younger are still required to complete the in-person bowhunter education course to receive certification.