Hunter safety courses offered (August 2016)
Hunter safety courses offered
News Release
Monday, July 18, 2016
Media contact: Greg Workman, 352-620-7335
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety internet-completion courses in central Florida. (List follows.)
“Don’t wait, take your hunter safety course today,” said JoAnne Peagler, Northeast Region hunter safety coordinator.
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:
Internet-completion Courses
Brevard
Aug. 13 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Titusville Rifle and Pistol Club, Mims
Aug. 19 (6–10 p.m.) & Aug. 21 (8 a.m.–noon)
Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club, Palm Bay
Sept. 10 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Titusville Rifle and Pistol Club, Mims
Sept. 16 (6–10 p.m.) & Sept. 18 (8 a.m.–noon)
Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club, Palm Bay
Flagler
Aug. 13 (9 a.m.–3 p.m.)
Flagler Gun & Archery Club, Bunnell
Sept. 10 (9 a.m.–3 p.m.)
Flagler Gun & Archery Club, Bunnell
Indian River
Aug. 6 (9 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Indian River County Shooting Range, Sebastian
Sept. 10 (9 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Indian River County Shooting Range, Sebastia
Lake
Aug. 6 (10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.)
The Gun Shop & Gun Range, Leesburg
Aug. 13 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Emerald Island LLC Range, Leesburg
Aug. 20 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Lake Correctional Institution, Clermont
Sept. 10 (10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.)
The Gun Shop & Gun Range, Leesburg
Sept. 17 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Lake Correctional Institution, Clermont
Sept. 24 (8 a.m.–3 p.m.)
Royal Trails Community Park, Eustis
Marion
Aug. 2 and Aug. 4 (6 p.m.–9 p.m.)
Gander Mountain, Ocala
Sept. 10 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Ocala Conservation Center, Silver Springs
Sept. 13 & 15 (6 p.m.–9 p.m.)
Gander Mountain, Ocala
Orange
Aug. 9 & 10 (5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.)
Instant Replay Shooting Sports, Union Park-Orlando
Aug. 13 (1:30–6 p.m.)
Bass Pro Shops, Orlando
Aug. 14 (1:30–6 p.m.)
Bass Pro Shops, Orlando
Aug. 20 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Central Florida Rifle & Pistol Club, Orlando
Aug. 20 (1:30–6 p.m.)
Bass Pro Shops, Orlando
Aug. 21 (1:30–6 p.m.)
Bass Pro Shops, Orlando
Sept. 13 & 14 (5:30–8:30 p.m.)
Instant Replay Shooting Sports, Union Park-Orlando
Sept. 13 & 15 (6–9 p.m.)
Bass Pro Shops, Orlando
Sept. 17 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Central Florida Rifle & Pistol Club, Orlando
Osceola
Aug. 27 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Holopaw Community Center, Holopaw
Sept. 18 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Holopaw Community Center, Holopaw
Putnam
Aug. 6 (8 a.m.–3 p.m.)
First Baptist Church, Hollister
Sept. 10 (8 a.m.–3 p.m.)
First Baptist Church, Hollister
Seminole
Aug. 9 & 11 (5:30–8:30 p.m.)
Gander Mountain, Lake Mary
Aug. 20 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Seminole County Gun & Archery Association, Geneva
Aug. 23 & 25 (5:30–8:30 p.m.)
Gander Mountain, Lake Mary
Sept. 13 & 15 (5:30–8:30 p.m.)
Gander Mountain, Lake Mary
Sept. 17 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Seminole County Gun & Archery Association, Geneva
St John
Aug. 13 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, St. Augustine
Sept. 10 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, St. Augustine
Sumter
Aug. 13 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Sumter Correctional Institution, Bushnell
Sept. 17 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Sumter Correctional Institution, Bushnell
Volusia
Aug. 6 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Volusia County Agricultural Center, DeLand
Sept. 10 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Volusia County Agricultural Center, DeLand
Traditional Courses
Brevard
Aug. 19 (6–9 p.m.), Aug. 20 (8 a.m.–5 p.m.) & Aug. 21 (8 a.m.–noon)
Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club, Palm Bay
Sept. 16 (6–9 p.m.), Sept. 17 (8 a.m.–5 p.m.) & Sept. 18 (8 a.m.–noon)
Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club, Palm Bay
Marion
Aug. 13 (8 a.m.–5 p.m.) & Aug. 14 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Ocala Conservation Center, Silver Springs
Volusia
Sept. 17 & 18 (8 a.m.–5 p.m.)
DeBary Hall, DeBary
The specific locations for these classes will be given to those who register in advance. 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 Ocala at 352-625-2804.