About the course

The following are the unit objectives:

• understand the benefits of holding an R-Licence
• know who is responsible for regulating hunting in NSW
• what the goals of hunter education are
• explain what Hunter LEAP is
• know what NSW game hunting licence fees are used for.

Topics and categories

This course has been divided into two sections:

• Compulsory learning — NSW Hunter Education program:
  

  This section contains compulsory learning that will give you the basic knowledge to become a safe, ethical and responsible hunter.

  It covers the following topics:

  • hunting laws in NSW
  • being an ethical and involved hunter
  • animals, identification and welfare
  • hunting on public land
  • hunting on private land
  • outdoor safety and survival
  • being a safe hunter
  • hunting techniques.
• R-Licence categories:
  

  There are three hunting methods permitted to be used when hunting on public land in NSW:

  • firearms (rifles, shotguns and blackpowder firearms)
  • bows
  • dogs.

These methods are referred to as ‘R-Licence categories’. To use any of these hunting methods on public land, you must first become accredited for the relevant category by completing the training module in this course. You can choose to complete any combination of the R-Licence categories; however, you must complete at least one.

When you pass the training modules for your chosen categories, they will be added to your R-Licence, and you will be authorised to use that method of hunting on public land. For example, if you don’t have the Dogs category on your R-Licence, you cannot hunt with dogs on public land in NSW.