The purposes for which the Association is organized are to form an association of persons interested in promoting Hunter Education by providing a medium for the exchange of views and experiences; to foster cooperation between the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Hunter Education Instructors, and the Hunter Education Association; to constantly strive to enhance Hunter Education Programs and instructors; to cultivate the characteristics of honesty, self-discipline, self-reliance, mutual consideration, essentials of good sportsmanship, and good citizenship; to promote programs to prevent hunting accidents and hunting-related accidents; to uphold the image of hunting both as a legitimate tool of wildlife management and a recreational sport throughout Virginia and beyond; and to affect the presentation and dissemination of the purpose and goals.