license question

[tommyc50]

hi everyone i might be booking a  trip to illinois  for deer my friend who invited me said i need my hunters safety certificate to hunt out of state i dont have my hunters safety certificate i took the course in 1987 i have my bow certificate i took that in 2008 is that as good or do i have to take the course over again ill most likely be hunting w/ the gun thank you . you are my go to guys when i have questions i went on the illinois web site couldnt get an answer its a kind of gray area i have a certificate technelly  

[NFA-ADK]

You might have to take the course again.  But your bow certificate should be valid.  If you can renew your license that I believe is proof you took the course, any current license is suppose to be valid in other states as far as I know.  Campsite sport shop would have your answers.  Safety certificates use to be good for 10 years, if you do not have last years license to renew then I believe you would have to take to course again to get a valid license.

 

You need last years license to get one for this year or a safety certificate that is less than 10 years old.  A current hunting license should be proof enough to get you another license in other states, but you would have to check with that particular state.

[Dinsdale]

Just call DEC in Albany....

They need year and location where you took the course. All I gave was the town as I didn't remember the actual name of the location.

A week later I had a copy in the mail for an out of NY hunt....

[Jaeger]

Just call DEC in Albany....

They need year and location where you took the course. All I gave was the town as I didn't remember the actual name of the location.

A week later I had a copy in the mail for an out of NY hunt....

Replace a Lost Certificate

Call 1-888-HUNT-ED2. You will be asked for your name, date of birth, type of course you took and when and where you took the course. Certificates dated earlier than 1980 cannot be found or replaced. If you need a certificate and yours cannot be found, you will need to retake the course.

 

Other State Certificates

New York State accepts Sportsman Education Certificates from other states when purchasing a sporting licenses.

Certificate Requirements in Other States and Countries: To verify whether a New York State Sportsman Education Certificate is accepted elsewhere, visit the International Hunter Education Association (External Link) to find certificate restrictions and requirements in all other states and countries. Many states and countries will require to see your hunter education certificate and will not accept your hunting or trapping license as proof of a certificate.

 

Found this on the DEC site "Sportsmans Edcuation" page, hope it helps.

 

Jaeger

Edited September 27, 2015 by Jaeger