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Texas Launches HunterExam.com's Interactive Hunter Education Course

Posted on: Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 15:18 CDT

New hunter education course option allows students to complete coursework online before attending a Field Day training session

AUSTIN, Texas, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas is the latest state to adopt the HunterExam.com interactive hunter education course as one of the options to prepare for certification. The new HunterExam online course allows students to complete coursework online before attending required classroom and hands-on field course training to obtain their Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) hunter education certificate.

Since all persons born on or after September 2, 1971 must satisfactorily complete a hunter education course before being allowed to legally hunt, HunterExam.com provides an engaging and effective way of preparing future hunters.

"The collaboration between our talented staff and the TPWD Hunter Education Program was incredible to watch," said Kerry Moher, vice president of HunterExam.com. "The result is a fully customized course that we are extremely proud of."

Terry Erwin, TPWD Hunter Education Coordinator, emphasized the fact that instructor-led Field Days remain a crucial part of the HunterExam process. "The online course is a convenient method for students to complete the required course sections and chapter quizzes hours at home so more hands-on training can be conducted at the Field Day," said Erwin.

With an emphasis on safety and responsibility, the HunterExam.com program focuses on reducing hunting incidents through coursework presented in a narrative fashion with more than 350 original illustrations, 30 interactive exercises (powered by HE Tools(TM)) followed by review questions and discussion points. Students also have access to HunterExam.com's industry exclusive toll-free customer service help line from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (central), seven days a week, as well as its online live chat customer service feature.

The HunterExam.com Web site has a cost involved as the student will have to pay $24.95 to print out the field day voucher. The field day voucher is a certificate that grants the student admission to a TPWD field day. The student must attend and successfully complete a field day in order to become certified. (Note: Completion of the optional online method does not grant certification in itself.)

Students may visit the HunterExam.com Web site at any time and view the site free of charge. If a student decides to take the HunterExam.com course, he or she must log in to the site and will be prompted to create a user name and password. At this time the HunterExam.com Web site begins tracking the student.

Each page in the 12-Chapter course is professionally narrated. A recommended study timer counts down on each page as the narrator walks the student through the course material.

The student completes each page in sequence and takes chapter exams that are based upon the chapter material and the Texas Hunter Education final exam. After completing all the chapters, the student is then prompted to proceed to the exam center of the HunterExam.com Web site. At this time the student will be required to pay the $24.95 in order to print out the field day voucher.

The student is then given more information on obtaining field day dates and locations in Texas. The student is again reminded that the field day voucher is not a hunter education graduate certificate. It is merely a voucher that allows the student to attend a TPWD field day to complete the certification process.

In addition, HunterExam.com offers the only treestand safety course based on the latest guidelines developed by the Treestand Manufacturers Association. This new fully interactive, narrative course effectively engages students and is only 15 minutes long. The course is free to anyone with an Internet connection. For more information visit: www.tpwd.state.tx.us or www.hunterexam.com/usa/texas.

SOURCE HunterExam.com

Source: PR Newswire

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