Free hunter safety course offered in Santa Rosa County, FL
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety course in Santa Rosa County.
The class is at Avalon Middle School, 5445 King Arthur's Way, Milton. Instruction is from 6-10 p.m. Oct. 21, 23, 28 and 30. The range portion of the class is Nov. 1 from 7-10 a.m.
An adult must accompany children under the age of 16 at all times. Students should bring a pencil and paper with them to take notes.
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.
People interested in attending this course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at www.MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by calling Hunter Safety Coordinator Will Burnett at the FWC's regional office in Panama City at 850-265-3676.