Free Hunter Safety Course Offered

September 19, 2011

Escambia County Extension Services and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are offering a free hunter safety course at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, 4810 West Nine Mile Road.

Classes will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on September 20th, 22nd, 27th, and 29th with the range portion held October 1st from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Both traditional classroom style and online training are available.

The traditional hunter safety course, which covers the knowledge, skills, and ability needed to be a safe hunter, is 12 hours of classroom instruction with a test and three hours on the range.

The online version allows students to learn a majority of the course via computer with the remainder of the course covered in a four-hour classroom session on September 20th, followed by a test, and three hours on the range on October 1st.

Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, must complete a hunter safety course before purchasing a hunting license.

Participants must be 12 years of age or older. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Each person must be pre-registered.

Information and registration is available online at http://myfwc.com/hunting/safety-education or by calling the FWC’s regional office in Panama City at (850) 265-3676 or
by calling Libbie Johnson at Escambia County Extension Services, (850) 475-5230 or email libbiej@ufl.edu.

Comments

3 Responses to “Free Hunter Safety Course Offered”

  1. Joe on September 19th, 2011 8:19 pm

    all parents with children should consider doing this course. even if they are not hunters or outdorsmen it is a great way to learn and share a good time with the kids. it really is good stuff.

  2. Jane on September 19th, 2011 6:49 pm

    I wish I weren’t working on the days it is offered…it is an excellent course and has lots of good safety tips!

  3. 429SCJ on September 19th, 2011 2:57 pm

    Good Stuff.

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