Hey is the DNR Customer number the same as a Hunter Certification number?

Some stores are giving me a hard time with my Hunter Certification Card because it's faded and they can't read the number, so I give them my old fishing license that has my DNR Customer number on it and give me the "It has to be the Hunter Certification Card" BS.

I know it's required that I must have it when getting a license but it's faded to plain white almost. All you can read is Wisconsin Hunter Safety Certification, with my name but the number is gone.


Oh BTW: they tried running my name with my DL, but their computer system doesn't go back that far???