Hunter safety internet-completion courses offered in four counties in September

Media contact: Bekah Nelson, Rebekah.Nelson@MyFWC.com Release Date: 09-03-2021 All Articles Tags:

Hunting Safety Classes

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety internet-completion courses in four counties in September (list follows). Hunter safety courses are designed to help students become safe, responsible and knowledgeable hunters and learn about conservation.

Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them.

All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should bring a pen or pencil and paper. An adult must accompany children younger than 16 at all times.

Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, must pass an approved hunter safety course and have a hunting license to hunt alone (unsupervised). The FWC course satisfies hunter-safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.

The locations and times are:

ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Sept. 15 (6 to 10 p.m. CT) & Sept. 25 (7 to 10 a.m. CT)
Molino Community Center
6450 Highway 95A in Molino

Sept. 22 (6 to 10 p.m. CT) & Sept. 25 (7 to 10 a.m. CT)
Langley Bell 4-H Center
3730 Stefani Road in Cantonment

OKALOOSA COUNTY
Sept. 11 (8 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT)
Okaloosa Correctional Institution
3189 Colonel Greg Malloy Road in Crestview

SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Sept. 8 (6 to 10 p.m. CT) & Sept. 25 (7 to 10 a.m. CT)
Jay Community Center
5259 Booker Lane in Jay

WALTON COUNTY
Sept. 12 (8 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT)
Walton County Sportsman Association
955 Smith Road in DeFuniak Springs

Those interested in attending a 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.

Youth between 12 and 17 years old who successfully complete a hunter safety course can learn more about conservation and experience hunting through the FWC’s Youth Hunting Program. Check out the calendar for safe, educational, mentored youth hunts. In addition, hunter safety course graduates can participate in the Youth Hunter Education Challenge program. YHEC events are designed to teach youth aged 18 and younger about leadership, safety and conservation while building skills and knowledge related to hunting, map and compass, wildlife identification and target shooting. Find and register for YHEC events.