MDC Hunter Online Training Course Now Offered in Spanish

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – The Missouri Department of Conservation announced that its online hunter education program is now offered in Spanish.

According to MDC, online education provider for Missouri hunters, Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC, recently made a Spanish version of the course available, and MDC is making the program available to Spanish-speaking hunters in Missouri.

The MDC says that, according to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Spanish is the most widely spoken non-English language in Missouri. Nearly 4% of Missourians speak only Spanish or speak Spanish with limited English proficiency.

Key features of the Certified Hunter Education Course in Spanish include:

The same International Hunter Education Association approved program as the standard English course
An easy-to-use language selection tool, allowing students to quickly switch between English and Spanish translations.
Accurate, high-quality translations – including a certificate of accuracy written by certified Spanish linguists from Acclaro partners and powered by Transifex
Spanish-speaking customer support agents

The MDC notes that all in-person hunter education skills sessions will still be conducted in English.

With few exceptions, a hunter education certificate is required for anyone 16 years of age or older wishing to hunt with a firearm in the state of Missouri.

Since the program’s inception, MDC staff and volunteers have certified more than 1.4 million people and gun-related hunting incidents have decreased by approximately 70 percent.

You can view the Spanish version of the Missouri Hunter Safety online course on the Missouri Department of Conservation website.