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HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS TO BE OFFERED |
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Written by US Army Corps of Engineers
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Monday, 29 September 2008 14:22 |
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MARK TWAIN LAKE, September 29, 2008 – the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
will sponsor a Hunter Education Course on Friday, October 10 (5:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.) and Saturday, October 11(8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) at the Mark Twain
Lake Project Office, 14 miles south of Monroe City, MO on Hwy J. Class
registration begins on October 1, 2008. Included in the training will be gun
safety, firearm and ammunition information, the role of the hunter, wildlife
management, ethics and hunter preparedness. Those successfully completing
the course will receive a Missouri Conservation Heritage Card from the
Missouri Department of Conservation. This certification is mandatory for
anyone born on or after January 1, 1967, wishing to hunt turkey or deer and
anyone participating in special hunts on Corps of Engineer project lands.
The class is offered to anyone eleven years or older. Participants should
bring to class on Friday their social security number, hunting/fishing
license, youth tags, and/or heritage card, and on Saturday bring their lunch.
Parents are encouraged to accompany their children during the registration
process that occurs on October 10 to insure the registration forms are
completed accurately. Class size will be restricted to twenty. On Saturday,
October 11, the hunter education class will end at approximately 3:00 p.m. A
voluntary shooting exercise will be conducted at the shooting range for
participants at approximately 3:00 p.m. Students wanting to participate with
the shooting exercise must successfully complete the class, and arrange for
their own transportation from the Mark Twain Lake Project Office to the
Shooting Range. No transportation will be provided. Missouri Department of
Conservation will provide firearms and ammunition.
Hunter education training is a form of life insurance. This type of
training decreases the chance of being injured in a hunting-related accident
as it serves to educate those who will take to the woods. In fact, seldom is
anyone injured who has participated in these classes.
If you have questions, or wish to register, please contact the Mark Twain
Lake Project Office at 20642 Highway J, Monroe City, Missouri 63456 or by
telephone at (573)735-4097.
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