First-time hunters can now use the Internet to complete part of their hunter education course. The $15 online course can be found on the Department of Natural Resources new Hunter Education Web page at www.michigan.gov/dnr.

The certificate earned from the online course is not intended to replace traditional hunter education classes and is not sufficient alone to meet the requirements to purchase a hunting license. The home study course requires the student to receive materials a few weeks ahead of the scheduled field-day portion of the course, when each student must demonstrate safe firearm handling. Students who successfully complete the online course will be issued a certificate that they can provide to a certified hunter education instructor to take the field portion of the test.