MARK TWAIN LAKE, September 2, 2010 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will
sponsor a Hunter Education Course on Friday, September 17 (5:00 p.m. – 9:00
p.m.) and Saturday, September 18( 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.), 2010 at the Mark
Twain Lake Project Office, 14 miles south of Monroe City, MO.  Class
registration begins on September 7, 2010.  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 September 17 to insure the registration forms are
completed accurately.  Class size will be restricted to twenty.  On Saturday,
September 18, 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 of the Hunter Education class 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.