CD/Internet Course

Hunter Education CD Rom and Internet Course Information

The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries has announced an alternative delivery program that allows students to obtain partial credit for the hunter education course by completing an interactive CD-ROM or internet program. Barnett Lawley, Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, reported "the interactive CD-ROM and internet course was developed in cooperation with seven southeastern states as a means of increasing accessibility to hunter education programs." The field days are offered throughout Alabama. Please refer to schedule summary listed below for information regarding the availability of the field days in your area. This alternative delivery format is in addition to the traditional courses scheduled in all 67 counties.

To obtain a hunter education course certificate, students must complete the interactive CD or internet program and attend a one-day hands on field day. Please scroll down this page to obtain a current schedule of field days.

The interactive CD-ROM and internet course have many activities and questions, including a 50-question test that students must complete. After completing the CD or internet course, students must return a final report to the appropriate office listed in the table below. Students must indicate on the final report which field day they would like to attend. At that time, they will enroll in one of the scheduled field days. At the field day, students must complete a standard written examination and are expected to demonstrate many skills such as loading and unloading different types of firearms, safely crossing fences, and other activities that all safe responsible hunters should be able to complete.

The hunter education internet course requires Internet Explorer 6.0. Click here to obtain a free download of Internet Explorer 6.0. Click here to login to Alabama's hunter education internet course.

Hunter Education CD-ROM's are available at all County Extension Service Offices and the following Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries offices:

Swan Creek WMA Office 21438 Harris Station Road Tanner, AL. 35671 256-353-2634	District II Wildlife Office 4101 Alabama Hwy 21 North Jacksonville, AL 36265 256-435-5422	District III Wildlife Office 8211 Hwy 82 West Northport, AL 35476 205-339-5716
Montgomery Wildlife Office 64 North Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 334-242-3620	Spanish Fort Wildlife & Fisheries Office 5093 Battleship Parkway Spanish Fort, AL 251-626-5474	Andalusia Wildlife and Fisheries Office 1100 South 3-Notch Street Andalusia, AL 36420 334-222-5415
Enterprise Wildlife and Fisheries Office Alabama Hwy 167 South Enterprise, AL 36330 334-347-9467

To operate the CD properly, computers must have the following minimum requirements:

300 Mhz processor
64 mb RAM memory
12x CD-ROM Drive

Troubleshooting:
The following is information regarding two error messages that some users have experienced:

Some users have gotten a Microsoft Word Error #1708 when trying to print the final report. This has occurred primarily on computers with a component below the minimum system requirements. However, most users have been able to print the final report by exiting out of the program and logging back in.
The second error that has occurred involves a message regarding "Ambiguous name detected" and will have a "TmpDDE" message. The TmpDDE file is a macro created by Microsoft Word in a previous application. The file was not deleted properly during the previous application. Do the following to correct the problem and print a final report:
1. In Word, select tools/macro/macros.
2. From the macro dialog box - select the TmpDDE macro and delete it.

The following is a summary of field days that have been scheduled to allow students to complete the hunter education certification process after completing the interactive CD-ROM.

Hunter Education CD and Internet Field Day Schedule

This schedule was updated on November 30, 2005 and includes all field days for the month of December. Field days for January - June, 2006 will be added by early to mid-January.

County	Dates	Location	Mail Final Report To	Phone #
Autauga	March 9, 2006 June 29, 2006 5:00 PM	Archery Unlimited Hwy 31 South Prattville	Bring report to field day	All registration for this course is being done over the internet. Click here to register
Baldwin	Dec. 8 5:00 PM	Spanish Fort Wildlife Office 5093 Battleship Parkway Spanish Fort, AL	Spanish Fort Wildlife Office PO Box 247 Daphne, AL 36526	251-626-5474
Calhoun	Dec. 10 9:00 AM	Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Office 4101 AL Hwy 21 North Jacksonville, AL	Wildlife and Freswater Fisheries 4101 Hwy. 21 N. Jacksonville, AL 36265	256-435-5422
Colbert		NW Shoals Comm. College Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert Co. Extension Office 201 N. Main Street Tuscumbia, AL 35674	256-386-8570
Cullman	Dec. 3 9:00 AM Jan. 26 5:00 PM	National Guard Armory 1000 23rd Street SW Hwy 69 South Cullman 1 mile N of I-65 on Hwy 69	Bring to field day	256-353-2634 All registration for this course is being done over the internet. Click here to register
Dale	Dec. 6 Jan. 10, 06 March 7, 06 All courses 5:30 PM	Building 5206 Room 2 Andrews Avenue Ft. Rucker, AL	Outdoor Recreation Building 2906 Andrew Avenue Ft. Rucker, AL. 36362	334-255-4305
Dallas	Jan. 14, 06 June 17, 06	Camp Grist FOP Lodge, Selma	Bring to field day	205-339-5716
Jefferson	Feb. 11, 2006 April 15, 2006	Centerpoint Courthouse West jefferson High School		205-339-5716
Madison		Monte Sano State Park 5105 Nolen Avenue Huntsville, AL Park Lodge	Must pre-register for course by mailing final report to: Bill Kerlin 4020 Sewall Drive Huntsville, AL 35805	205-882-0944 After 5:00 PM
Marengo	May 20, 2006 9:00 AM	Foscue Park	Demopolis Wildlife Office PO Box 993 Demopolis, AL 36732 or bring to field day	334-289-8030
Mobile	Dec. 8 5:00 PM	Spanish Fort Game and Fish Office 5093 Battleship Parkway Spanish Fort, AL	Spanish Fort Wildlife Office PO Box 247 Daphne, AL 36526	251-626-5474
Montgomery	Dec. 10 8:00 AM	Aldersgate Methodist Church 6610 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL	Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Attn: Hunter Education 64 North Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130	All registration for this course is being done over the internet. Click here to register
Shelby	Dec 10 9:00 AM	Oak Mountain State Park	Bring to field day	205-339-5716
Tuscaloosa	March 4, 2006	Alabama Forestry Commission Office Hwy 82 West, Northport	Northport Wildlife Office PO Box 305 Northport, AL 35476	All registration for this course is being done over the internet. Click here to register

To complete the hunter education CD-Rom certification process, each student must:

Obtain CD - CD’s are available at each County Extension Service Office and Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries district offices. They can also be picked up at each location as listed in the table above.
Install CD on home computer
Complete each section of CD - a check mark appears by each section name on the CD main menu after you complete each section.
Complete 50 question test by clicking on the test icon on main menu – you can only do this once each section of CD has been completed. Test icon does not appear on main menu until each section of the CD has been completed.
Print final report generated by CD
MAIL or deliver report office listed schedule above – write name, address, telephone number and field day they would like to attend final report on
Attend field day – demonstrate correct skills and complete written examination

Please call the hunter education office at 1-800-245-2740 or E-Mail Hunter Education Coordinator Ray Metzler if you have additional questions or require further information.