New Hunter Education course Starting
Farmers' and Sportsmen's Club (2412 North 44th Street), Sheboygan, will host a hunter education course on Monday's and Wednesday's from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. Beginning on January 19th and ending February 16th. All classes are mandatory including a field day. The course is open to persons 12 and older. Individuals with special needs must contact the lead instructor two weeks prior to the start of the course.
This Class is of limited size and filling fast.
Pre-Registration is required, to register,
call Bill Lorenz at (920)-458-2229 after 5:00 P.M.
Farmers and Sportsman's promotes the safe use of firearms and the conservation of natural resources. As a commitment to this philosophy the club sponsors a State of Wisconsin Certified Hunter Safety Classes.
Wisconsin law requires anyone under the age of 16 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18 while hunting or using a firearm for any purpose. However, young people who complete the hunter education course and receive a certificate are eligible to hunt and use firearms without supervision at age 14. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1973 must have completed a hunter education course and show the certificate to purchase any hunting license in Wisconsin.
The hunter education course instills in students the knowledge, skill and
attitude to be a responsible and safe hunter. The basic course consists of 10
lessons during a minimum of 10 hours. Students learn how hunting accidents are
caused and how they can be prevented. Hunter responsibility and safety are
stressed throughout the classes, which consist of lectures, demonstrations,
group discussions, practical exercises, and individual study and activity
assignments. Hunter education graduates receive a certificate that is accepted
in every state, Canadian Province, and Mexico.
For Wisconsin residents, a Wisconsin certificate is valid in lieu of a small game hunting license from the date of issuance until March 31 of the following year. Also, any Wisconsin resident that graduates from the Wisconsin Hunter Education course for the first time may take an antlerless deer in the deer season immediately following graduation with the regular gun deer license. The antlerless deer must be tagged with your valid gun deer carcass tag, which the graduate has purchased.
To reduce the potential for hunting accidents, injuries and fatalities; to reduce the potential for conflict between hunters, landowners, and other resource users; and to promote safe, responsible, and ethical use of the environment and our resources.
Anyone of any age can take the class and receive a safety education completion certificate. However, it should be noted that persons younger than 12 may lose some of the benefits of the certification (small game hunting privilege, authorization to shoot an antler less deer during the first gun deer season after graduation) if they take the class sooner than age 12. The department encourages people to wait until they turn 12 within 6 months of completion of the course before taking it.
Minimum of 10 hours. May be longer depending on instructors. The average length is 18 hours. Classes are held two evenings per week.
FREE
Farmers and Sportsman's Hunter Safety program has eight State of Wisconsin certified Instructors. Classes are limited to 25 Students and fill quickly. Class schedule varies usually held twice a year, 1 in winter and 1 in spring. Go to our Upcoming Classes page to check latest class schedule. Students with special needs must contact the instructor two weeks in advance of the course to request special accommodations.
Completion of the class is celebrated with an opportunity to practice the safety skills learned in class on the Farmers and Sportsman's club shooting fields.
Contact: Bill Lorenz (920) 458-2229
E-mail: info@farmerssportsmens.org