FWC offers hunter safety course in Okaloosa Co.
News Release
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Media contact: Stan Kirkland, 850-265-3676
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is
offering a free hunter safety course in Okaloosa County.
The course will be at the Okaloosa County Extension Office, 5479
Old Bethel Road in Crestview. Instruction is from 6 to 9 p.m. May
23, 24, 25 and 26. The range portion of the class will be May 28
from 8 to 11 a.m.
An adult must accompany children under age 16 at all
times. Students should bring a pencil and paper with them to
take notes.
The hunter safety course is required 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.