Effective January 1, 2010, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife changed their guidelines for distance learning. Students are now required to spend a minimum amount of time on each course page before proceeding to the certification exam.

Click here to go to the latest version of the Today's Hunter in Oregon online course—the official hunter education course of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The following course material is for reference only. Please go to the new course to complete your Oregon certification.

Dominant or Master Eye

Just as you have a dominant hand, you also have a dominant eye. You need to aim with the dominant—or master—eye for the most accurate shooting. Usually your dominant eye is the same as your dominant hand, but not always.

Finding your dominant eye

To determine your dominant eye:

Form a triangular opening with your thumbs and forefingers.
Stretch your arms out in front of you.
Focus on a distant object while looking through the triangular opening and keeping both eyes open.
Close one eye at a time. The weak eye will see the back of your hand; the strong one will be focused on the object in the triangle.

Learn to shoot with both eyes open. It will improve your peripheral vision when using a scope and will give you better vision of your sight and target when using open sights.