HUNTER EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS: If hunting has 
made a positive impact in your life - pass it on ... we'll 
explain on Passport to Texas ... 

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Hunters -- consider giving something back to the sport that's 
given so much to you; become a volunteer hunter education
instructor. Men and women, twenty one years old or older who 
complete the student hunter education course, a game warden 
interview, and the instructor workshop are eligible to teach.

"Once all three of those steps are complete, and your paperwork 
is sent in, and we process that, you can start teaching once you 
receive your certification packet."
Heidi Rao is a hunter education specialist in Dickenson. 
She says once certified, volunteer instructors continue to receive 
support from Texas Parks and Wildlife.

"We are here for you, to find you people to teach within your areas. 
And we've got field staff around the state who help the newer 
instructors get started and get their first classes off the ground."
Rao adds, the rewards of becoming a volunteer instructor are many.

"The gratification they receive from seeing those students light up 
when they learn a new concept, or actually hit a target when they 
do a live fire exercise, is just priceless. And that's what keeps 
our instructors coming back."
There's a link to information on becoming a volunteer hunter 
education instructor at passporttotexas.org.

That's our show. Made possible by a grant from the Sport Fish 
and Wildlife restoration Program ... for Texas Parks and Wildlife ... 
I'm Cecilia Nasti.