Hunter Safety Course

In a continued effort to reduce firearm accidents, the State of California requires all first time resident hunters, regardless of age, to complete hunter education training or pass a comprehensive equivalency test before purchasing a hunting license.

The California Department of Fish and Game conducts training throughout the state. Each year approximately 30,000 students complete the state’s ten-hour minimum hunter education course. Statistics show hunter education training is a success.

Hunting accidents of all types have declined substantially since the start of the program. The California Hunter Safety Program began on January 1, 1954 with the passage of the Davis-Abshire Hunter Safety Training Law. The initial law required all junior hunters to take a Hunter Safety Class prior to obtaining their first hunting license.

Beginning February 27 Hunter Safety Class will be offered at by teachers Al Courtright retired law enforement officer, and Mark Oswald, firefighter and Hunter Safety Instructor since 1985.

The class will be held at Ebbett's Pass Fire Department and is $10.00 per student. It runs over a course of three weekends, Feb 27, Mar 6, and Mar 13, from 12:00 to 5:00 pm. Students must be 10 years or 5th grade.

To register please call Mark at 770-3039.
(Just in time for turkey season.)