The course is open to everyone, and those who successfully complete the course will receive their Oklahoma hunter education student card, Rocky Woods Jr., course instructor, said.
Hunter education cards are required by law for all people born since Jan. 1, 1972, upon reaching their 16th birthday or older who want to purchase an Oklahoma hunting license, combination hunting and fishing license, lifetime license, or deer and turkey tags.
Woods said people under 16 years old who want to purchase a deer gun tag, or hunt big game such as deer, must receive a hunter education card. This card is recognized and accepted in other states requiring hunter education training.
Topics to be covered in the course will include rifle, shotgun, and handgun safety, handling, storage and cleaning, muzzleloading, bow hunting, Oklahoma laws and regulations, hunter responsibilities, and survival and wilderness first aid, Woods said.
Woods said he wants to remind all interested people that the course is required by Oklahoma law, and the course is 10 hours of instruction. He said there will be no exceptions to the 10-hour rule, so if a child has a sporting event or other activity that would interfere with the course, they will not allow be allowed to take the test early or leave early.
For more information, contact Rocky's Corner at (918) 427-6068 or call the hunter education office in Oklahoma City at (405) 522-4572.
