Hunting & Shooting · Ontario
A firearms and hunter education school in Greater Sudbury, ON, offering the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and Ontario hunter education, with near-unanimous praise for its patient, engaging instructors.
Sudbury Firearms and Hunter Education runs the courses most new hunters and gun owners need before they can get a licence: the Canadian Firearms Safety Course for a PAL, and hunter education. Reviewers describe a mix of classroom teaching and hands-on practice, with some taking both as a combined weekend.
The two instructors are the story here. Almost every review praises them for being patient, knowledgeable and funny, using their own hunting and firearms stories to make the material stick. Students who arrived nervous or knowing nothing say they left confident handling a firearm safely, and one person with decades of experience still picked up new things. One reviewer mentions they were patient with students whose first language isn't English or French.
The classes suit a wide range of people: parents and teenagers taking the course together, complete beginners, and hunters coming back to get licensed. Several reviewers felt well prepared for the exams, and some plan to return for the restricted course.
The only recurring note is length. Courses run long, and one student suggested ending the first evening earlier since many people come straight from a work week and it's a lot for younger students. Pack a snack and expect a full day.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 264 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Sudbury Firearms and Hunter Education directly.
