FWC offers hunter safety internet-completion course next month

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee is providing free hunter security internet-completion programs in seven Northeast Florida counties throughout September.

College students who’ve taken the web course and want to full the classroom portion should carry the online-completion report with them.

All firearms, ammunition and supplies are offered freed from cost. College students ought to carry a pen or pencil and paper. An grownup should all the time accompany kids youthful than 16.

Anybody born on or after June 1, 1975, should cross an authorised hunter security course and have a looking license to hunt alone (unsupervised). The FWC course satisfies hunter-safety coaching necessities for all different states and Canadian provinces.

Hunter security programs are designed to assist college students change into protected, accountable and educated hunters and find out about conservation.

The dates and instances are:

Alachua: Sept. 11 (eight a.m.) Gainesville

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Baker: Sept. 11 (eight a.m.) Macclenny and vary to right away observe in Lake Metropolis

Clay: Sept. 16 (6 p.m.) Inexperienced Cove Springs and Sept. 18 (eight a.m.) Graham

Columbia: Sept. 18 (eight a.m.) Lake Metropolis

Duval: Sept. 9 (6 p.m.) and Sept. 11 (eight:30 a.m.) Jacksonville

Nassau: Sept. 25 (eight a.m.) Fernandina Seashore

Suwannee: Sept. 11 (eight:30 a.m.) Reside Oak

The precise location for these courses shall be given to those that register upfront. These concerned about attending a course can register on-line and receive details about future hunter security courses at MyFWC.com/looking, then clicking on “Hunter Security” or by calling the FWC’s regional workplace in Lake Metropolis at 386-758-0525.

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Youth between 12 and 17 years outdated who efficiently full a hunter security course can be taught extra about conservation and expertise looking by way of the FWC’s Youth Searching Program. Take a look at the calendar for protected, instructional, mentored youth hunts. As well as, hunter security course graduates can take part within the Youth Hunter Schooling Problem program. YHEC occasions are designed to show youth aged 18 and youthful about management, security and conservation whereas constructing abilities and information associated to looking, map and compass, wildlife identification and goal capturing. Discover and register for YHEC occasions.