• The Jack O'Connor Hunting Heritage Center provides an opportunity for hunters and non-hunters alike to see the personal collection of specimens that Jack and Eleanor O'Connor acquired over a lifetime of hunting across, North America, the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East and Africa. Also on display are some of the O'Connor firearms as well memorabilia from their writing and hunting careers. We are particularly proud to have a collection of all of Jack's 16 published hardback books.
• The Center welcomes classes from public and private schools to visit the museum and use our classroom. We have a free Teachers Guide available to educators upon request. Students will find items of interest related to

• Our human hunting heritage
• Journalism
• Creative Writing
• Wildlife and wildlife management
• Geography
• Ecology

• Classroom/Meeting Room Availability

  1.      The Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center Classroom is available to non-profit organizations with purposes compatible with those of the Jack O’ Connor Hunter Heritage and Education Center (JOC or “Center”)), and to agencies of the city, county, state and federal government. The purposes of the center are to provide a setting open to the public that houses the specimens Jack O’Connor and his wife Eleanor collected over a lifetime of hunting, along with manuscripts, books and memorabilia from Mr. O’Connor’s extensive writing career. The goals of the JOC are to perpetuate the human hunting heritage and provide education regarding our hunting heritage and activities related to hunting.

  2.      The Classroom may be made available to other groups and private citizens for other purposes compatible with the JOC’s goals and mission.

  3.      The Center suggests a donation to the Center of at least $50.00 per day to help us defray operating costs.

  4.      To reserve the JOC Classroom, call the Center; telephone (208) 743-5043, or email director@jack-oconnor.org within six months (180 days) of the requested meeting date.  (The room will not be scheduled on the second Wednesday of each month to allow for monthly board meetings.)

  5.      If you reserve the room for days or evenings when the Center is not open, arrangements must be made for the Administrative Director, a member of the Board of Directors, or a certified Volunteer to open the center. The museum may be made available for visitation upon request.

  6.      The JOC Education Class room may be available for groups up to 40. The room must be left in the standard set-up for chairs and tables (a diagram is located on the wall).

  7.      A vending machine for soft drinks is available in the classroom.  Food and drink is limited to the classroom area.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE FOOD AND DRINK ALLOWED IN THE MUSEUM. You will need to provide your own cleanup, including removal of all garbage from the premises.

  8.      In order to cover the cost of failure to clean up after an event, any event involving food service will require a two hundred dollar ($200.00) deposit. If the after-event inspection reveals that area has been left in good order with all tables and chairs in proper order, all garbage has been removed and there is no physical damage to the property, the deposit will be refunded in full.

  9.      Audio and visual aid equipment is not provided.

  10.  The parking spaces in the upper parking lot are for museum visitors during hours when the museum is open. Groups of twenty or more are asked to park in the lower parking lot during normal museum hours.

   Room Use Instructions 

  •  Smoking is not allowed in the building. Smokers are responsible for ensuring cigarette butts are placed in appropriate receptacles.

  •  It is requested that you enter through the classroom door.

  • Use of alcoholic beverages is subject to state and local regulations and laws.

  • Use of the facilities and access to the museum is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors