The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety courses in five counties in April (list follows).
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:
Online-completion courses
Bay County
April 14 (8 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT)
Bay County Shooting Range
10900 Steelfield Road in Panama City Beach
Escambia County
April 18 (6 to 10 p.m. CDT) & May 5 (7 to 10 a.m. CDT)
Molino Community Center
6450 Highway 95A in Molino
April 24 (6 to 10 p.m. CDT) & May 5 (7 to 10 a.m. CDT)
Bell 4H Center
3618 Stefani Road in Cantonment
Jefferson County
April 7 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT)
Jefferson Correctional Institution 1
050 Big Joe Road in Monticello
Leon County
April 27 (6 to 9 p.m. EDT) & April 28 (8 a.m. to noon EDT)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 South Meridian Street in Tallahassee
*Enter building on Meridian street entrance (wait for security guard)
Santa Rosa County
April 4 (6. to 10 p.m. CDT) & April 7 (7 to 10 a.m. CDT)
Jay Community Center
5259 Booker Lane in Jay
Traditional courses (must complete all days)
Escambia County
April 24, 25, May 1, 2 (6 to 10 p.m. CDT) & May 5 (7 to 10 a.m. CDT)
Bell 4H Center
3618 Stefani Road in Cantonment
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.
