BC Hunting Seminar and CORE Challenge Burnaby Sun Sept 24

At the end of your day-long seminar with a hunting expert, you will complete a CORE exam challenge. CORE Hunting Licence Exam Challenges may be completed by those who have completed any study; there is no prescribed method of study for completing the CORE exam. Challenge the CORE with Confidence.

Successful completion of the CORE exam satisfies the requirements of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources for obtaining a Fish & Wildlife ID and purchasing a hunting license in British Columbia.

You will be able to apply for every license required to hunt with firearms after completing the exams included in your BC Hunting Package.

Your Hunting expert will cover:

• Conservation
• Ethics
• Law and Regulations
• First Aid and Survival
• Firearm Safety
• Animal Identification
• Bird Identification

Free Fun CFSC Firearms Safety & Free PAL Course Quizzes

The CORE Manual and the Hunting and Trapping Regulation Synopsis are the resource manuals used to learn these subjects.

BC Residents who are 18 years of age or older and who wish to obtain a hunting licence are required to complete the CORE Program. The goal of the CORE Program is to ensure that prospective hunters meet acceptable standards of knowledge and skill for safe and ethical participation in hunting recreation.

The Hunter Safety Training Regulation prescribes the required fees for the CORE Program is $30 for each test and $30 for the graduate certificate.

Individuals who have completed a hunter education program from another province or territory of Canada, or a state of the United States of America are exempt from the requirement to complete the CORE Program. Contact a Service B.C. Centre for more details on program exemption.

Designated Agency

The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) operates the CORE Program on behalf of the Ministry of  Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations.