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Fish And Wildlife Offering Free Hunter Safety Course
March 7, 2010
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety course in Escambia County.
The course will be at the W.J. Woodham Middle School, 150 E. Burgess Road, in Pensacola. Instruction will be from 6 to 9 p.m. March 9, 11, 16 and 18. The range portion of the class will be March 20.
An adult must accompany children who are under age 16 at all times. Students should bring a pencil and paper with them to take notes.
The state requires successful completion of a hunter safety course before anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, can purchase a Florida hunting license. The FWC course satisfies hunter safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.
People interested in attending this course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by calling the FWC’s regional office in Panama City at (850) 265-3676.
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3 Responses to “Fish And Wildlife Offering Free Hunter Safety Course”
this is a great thing but for us people up here in the north end of escambia i think it needs to be a lot closer up here instead of driving all the way down town.
I’m from Maryland, that state requires that you take the hunter safety course before you can get your hunting license; but the state does not give the course. (another case of “I’m from the government, I’m here to help you”) It’s up to the private clubs and organizations to give the course. I was fortunate enough to be an officer in a gun club that unarguably gave the most comprehensive hunter safety course in the state. Be happy that the state of Florida gives the course.
As an aside to Brenda; hen’s teeth are more common in Maryland than personal concealed weapons permits; perhaps that’s why Baltimore City’s murder rate is among the highest in the nation. Maryland is not a “shall issue” state.
I had to sign up to take the course in order to get my concealed weapons permit. This is a great service provided by the State of Florida.