Official Ohio Hunter Ed Course on Trapping Responsibly and Safely

The Ohio Today's Trapper Course fee is $34.95.

All first-time trappers, except apprentice license buyers, must successfully complete a hunter and a trapper education course before purchasing a hunting license and furtaker permit to trap furbearers.

There is no minimum age requirement to take this online course.

You must be a resident of Ohio to take the online course.

The Ohio Today's Trapper Course is approved and accepted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Some U.S. states, provinces, and other countries that have mandatory hunter education requirements will accept the Ohio Trapper Education Certificate. (This is known as “reciprocity.”) Students are advised to check with their state or the state where they will be trapping to ensure acceptance and that all trapper education requirements are met.

If you fail a unit quiz, you must restudy the unit and take the quiz again until you pass. You must score at least 80% on the unit quizzes to pass.

The Final Exam is the exam you take at the end of the online course. You must score at least 70% on the exam to pass. You have unlimited attempts to pass the exam. If you don’t complete the exam in one session, don’t worry. When you log in later, you will be taken to the first unanswered question of the exam.

Once you pay for and pass the online course, you will be able to immediately print out the Trapper Education Certificate. This is your proof of online course completion. You can print the Trapper Education Certificate right then and/or request that a PDF be emailed to you.

The Ohio Trapper Education Certificate is proof that you have successfully completed all the education requirements and allows you to legally purchase a trapping license in Ohio.

To replace a lost or destroyed Ohio Trapper Education Certificate, log in to the course and print a new one.