Hunters Safety Question

new_camper · July 16, 2013, 09:12 PM

I took a hunters safety class in High School and have never gotten a hunting license in NC. I have only been deer hunting in Virginia. I have since lost my hunters safety card, and was going to go deer hunting in NC later this year. I think that I need the card to get a NC license. Is there a way that I can get a copy of the card, or do I need to take the class over again?

big al hunter · July 16, 2013, 09:46 PM

Contact NC fish and wildlife. You should be able to get a replacement at little or no cost.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · July 17, 2013, 07:34 AM

+ one for the big al hunter comment._

deepcreek · July 17, 2013, 09:37 AM

I lost a card from another state, I contacted that state and they wanted paper work - a fee + wait weeks. So I just paid a smaller fee and went and sat through another 5or7 hours of safety class.

Not say that is what you should do, but it is an option if the other state give you the run around.

jstgsn · July 17, 2013, 10:31 AM

In Delaware it's all on line. You fill out the questionnaire and they give you an access pin. From there you can see all the safety classes you have taken, hunter safety, turkey hunting, etc. Perhaps your state is like that.

Gbro · July 17, 2013, 06:09 PM

In MN a duplicate FAS cert can be purchased for $3.50 in numourus ways. At any ELS site, at the DNR office in St. Paul, over the Internet and one other found here on this link. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/...l?type=hunting
But our drivers license is also endorsed with FAS.
The card is different from just a few years back where the instructor would sign it. When someone would call because they needed a duplicate or all the 11 year olds that we didn't get the certs to hand out would get it in the mail after their 12th birthday called to get the signature of one of us instructors.

Miss Stana · July 17, 2013, 07:03 PM

I guess each state is a little different. Nevada looks it up on line and I don't think there is a fee. I got my card in Utah, I just contacted fish and game and they looked it up by my name and sent me a duplicate card. I think there was a small fee.

steveNChunter · July 17, 2013, 07:54 PM

New camper- if you took the class in NC you will still be in their database and they should be able to look you up/give you a replacement card. If you took the class in VA, I'm not sure if its honored here or not. If you took it in VA, the easiest thing to do would probably be to just take it again in NC.

I took the class in elementary school as an afterschool class. But I grew up in the rural NC mountains where everybody hunts so it seemed normal then. (Bet that never happened in city schools!) That was still in the days when people making decisions in the education system realized the value of teaching kids about firearms safety and wildlife conservation. That was in the early '90's, I don't think they are allowed to do it at school anymore.

. What a shame.

new_camper · July 17, 2013, 09:46 PM

I actually took it in high school in NC. I also found a link on the wildlife website where they would mail me a new one. Thanks everyone

Paul B. · July 18, 2013, 02:15 PM

"New camper- if you took the class in NC you will still be in their database and they should be able to look you up/give you a replacement card. If you took the class in VA, I'm not sure if its honored here or not. If you took it in VA, the easiest thing to do would probably be to just take it again in NC."

I believe the Hunter Safety card is recognized by all 50 states. I've been asked when hunting out of state if I'd taken the course or was born over a certain day which would specify me as 21 or older. I've always been much older even before they started the Hunter Education program.

I took the class about 12 or 13 years ago because it gave me an exxtra point toward drawing a tag. About 6 months later I became an instructor and have been teaching ever since. THose classes are a heck of a lot of fun.
Paul B.

ChasingWhitetail91 · July 19, 2013, 07:36 AM

In Ct the rule is if you go four years without buying a permit, your certification expires. You then have to take another NRA course if you want to go hunting.

tahunua001 · July 20, 2013, 12:05 AM

you should just be able to contact the state you took it and be able to get it reissued, since you took it in NC they should have you in the system anyway and after you get your first license then you just show them that from then on and they'll just give you a new license every year.

mwmjones · August 15, 2013, 10:23 AM

Here in Colorado they have kept records for mare than 50 years, just contact your local Div of Wildlife main office and they should be able to hook you up

July 16, 2013, 09:12 PM	#1
new_camper Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Posts: 128	Hunters Safety Question I took a hunters safety class in High School and have never gotten a hunting license in NC. I have only been deer hunting in Virginia. I have since lost my hunters safety card, and was going to go deer hunting in NC later this year. I think that I need the card to get a NC license. Is there a way that I can get a copy of the card, or do I need to take the class over again?

July 16, 2013, 09:46 PM	#2
big al hunter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2011 Location: Washington state Posts: 1,558	Contact NC fish and wildlife. You should be able to get a replacement at little or no cost. __________________ You can't fix stupid....however ignorance can be cured through education!

July 17, 2013, 10:31 AM	#5
jstgsn Member Join Date: June 30, 2010 Location: Milford, DE Posts: 29	lost hunter safety card In Delaware it's all on line. You fill out the questionnaire and they give you an access pin. From there you can see all the safety classes you have taken, hunter safety, turkey hunting, etc. Perhaps your state is like that.

July 17, 2013, 06:09 PM	#6
Gbro Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,084	In MN a duplicate FAS cert can be purchased for $3.50 in numourus ways. At any ELS site, at the DNR office in St. Paul, over the Internet and one other found here on this link. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/...l?type=hunting But our drivers license is also endorsed with FAS. The card is different from just a few years back where the instructor would sign it. When someone would call because they needed a duplicate or all the 11 year olds that we didn't get the certs to hand out would get it in the mail after their 12th birthday called to get the signature of one of us instructors. __________________ Gbro CGVS For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, But to us who are being saved, It Is The Power Of God. 1Corinthians 1-18

July 17, 2013, 07:03 PM	#7
Miss Stana Member Join Date: May 17, 2013 Posts: 40	I guess each state is a little different. Nevada looks it up on line and I don't think there is a fee. I got my card in Utah, I just contacted fish and game and they looked it up by my name and sent me a duplicate card. I think there was a small fee. __________________ My life's goal is to put a rifle behind every blade of grass! AIC Custom Rifles

July 17, 2013, 07:34 AM	#3
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	+ one for the big al hunter comment._

July 17, 2013, 09:37 AM	#4
deepcreek Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 320	I lost a card from another state, I contacted that state and they wanted paper work - a fee + wait weeks. So I just paid a smaller fee and went and sat through another 5or7 hours of safety class. Not say that is what you should do, but it is an option if the other state give you the run around.

July 17, 2013, 07:54 PM	#8
steveNChunter Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2012 Location: Southern Appalachian Mtns Posts: 1,520	New camper- if you took the class in NC you will still be in their database and they should be able to look you up/give you a replacement card. If you took the class in VA, I'm not sure if its honored here or not. If you took it in VA, the easiest thing to do would probably be to just take it again in NC. I took the class in elementary school as an afterschool class. But I grew up in the rural NC mountains where everybody hunts so it seemed normal then. (Bet that never happened in city schools!) That was still in the days when people making decisions in the education system realized the value of teaching kids about firearms safety and wildlife conservation. That was in the early '90's, I don't think they are allowed to do it at school anymore. . What a shame. __________________ DEO VINDICE

July 17, 2013, 09:46 PM	#9
new_camper Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Posts: 128	I actually took it in high school in NC. I also found a link on the wildlife website where they would mail me a new one. Thanks everyone

July 18, 2013, 02:15 PM	#10
Paul B. Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 1999 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,801	"New camper- if you took the class in NC you will still be in their database and they should be able to look you up/give you a replacement card. If you took the class in VA, I'm not sure if its honored here or not. If you took it in VA, the easiest thing to do would probably be to just take it again in NC." I believe the Hunter Safety card is recognized by all 50 states. I've been asked when hunting out of state if I'd taken the course or was born over a certain day which would specify me as 21 or older. I've always been much older even before they started the Hunter Education program. I took the class about 12 or 13 years ago because it gave me an exxtra point toward drawing a tag. About 6 months later I became an instructor and have been teaching ever since. THose classes are a heck of a lot of fun. Paul B. __________________ COMPROMISE IS NOT AN OPTION!

July 19, 2013, 07:36 AM	#11
ChasingWhitetail91 Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 336	In Ct the rule is if you go four years without buying a permit, your certification expires. You then have to take another NRA course if you want to go hunting. __________________ Abraham Lincoln made all men free, Samuel Colt made them equal.

July 20, 2013, 12:05 AM	#12
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	you should just be able to contact the state you took it and be able to get it reissued, since you took it in NC they should have you in the system anyway and after you get your first license then you just show them that from then on and they'll just give you a new license every year. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

August 15, 2013, 10:23 AM	#13
mwmjones Member Join Date: December 4, 2001 Posts: 77	Here in Colorado they have kept records for mare than 50 years, just contact your local Div of Wildlife main office and they should be able to hook you up