For Immediate Release
Source: Katie Turkal, Jasper County Extension, Program Coordinator 618-783-2521
Area residents will have an opportunity to learn basic principles of safe hunting at a Department of Natural Resources hunter safety course scheduled Aug. 11 from 6 – 9 p.m. and Aug. 12 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Latona Christian Church south of Wheeler.
A 1996 state law requires that all hunters born on or after January 1, 1980, successfully complete the hunter education course before they can receive their first hunting license. Participants completing the hunter education course receive a Hunter Education Certification card verifying that they have passed the course of instruction. Participants can provide their Social Security Number at the time of the class if they choose.
The minimum ten-hour course includes instruction in wildlife management, firearms safety, hunter ethics, game identification, first aid, survival techniques and regulations.
Volunteers with the Department of Natural Resources and University of Illinois Extension are offering the course.
Reservations are required, by calling the Jasper County Extension at 618-783-2521 or register under the “EVENTS” tab online at: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cefj/
*University of Illinois Extension, 2011. College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences/State/County/Local Groups/USDA cooperating. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.*
*If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in programs, please contact the Jasper County Extension Office*
