HUNTER ED INSTRUCTORS: Texas Parks and Wildlife is 
looking for a few good hunters ... details are ahead on 
Passport to Texas ... 
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

If you want to hunt in Texas, you have to pass the class.

Hunter education is a mandated law in the state of Texas, 
like it is in all the other fifty states and ten of the 
Canadian provinces. 

That's why Terry Erwin, hunter education coordinator, 
says the agency is always looking for more volunteer 
instructors to fulfill what he calls the sixth stage of 
hunting.

"Hunters go through several phases or stages. They like to 
shoot. They like to limit out. They like to do different methods 
of hunting. And when they get to the sixth stage of hunting, 
that's called the give back stage. That's where they take and 
want to become an instructor to teach the class and give back 
what they've enjoyed over the years. Any potential applicant 
who wants to become an instructor can contact parks and 
wildlife's office for an application and we'll be happy to start 
that process."

Being a hunter education instructor takes dedication and 
commitment. - weird unedited breath --

"To remain active, they need to teach at least two or three 
classes per year. And with the number of students that are 
coming on, desiring hunter education, that's not a very hard 
thing to accomplish each time."

That's our show for today ... supported by the Sport Fish 
and Wildlife Restoration Program ... For Texas Parks and 
Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.