Hunter safety course offered in Jefferson Co.
News Release
Friday, July 08, 2011
Media contact: Stan Kirkland, 850-265-3676
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is
offering a free hunter safety course in Jefferson County.
The course will be at the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center,
9194 S. Jefferson Highway, in Monticello. Instruction will take
place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 23 and from 1 to 5 p.m. July
24.
Students who have taken the Internet course and wish to complete
the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report and
attend only the July 24 class from 1 to 5 p.m.
An adult must accompany children under the age of 16 at all
times. Students are encouraged to bring a pencil and paper with
them to take notes.
The hunter safety course is required for anyone born on or after
June 1, 1975, to 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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