CNHI
July 27, 2010 —
A free Kentucky Hunter Education course will be held at Morehead State University in Button Auditorium Drill Floor, on Aug. 2, 3 and 5.
The course will start at 6 p.m. on Aug. 2 and 3 and will run until 9 p.m. On Thursday, Aug. 5, the class will start at 6 p.m. and run until completed.
The ten-hour course, sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Morehead State Varsity Rifle Team will include classroom instruction on hunter ethics, wildlife identification, outdoor survival, first aid, firearms, bow hunting, and ammunition. The last session will include actual range firing and an examination. The minimum age to take the course is 10 years old.
Upon successful completion of the course, a graduate card will be issued which is valid in any state where such certification is required. The card is required at many management areas, as well. Attendance at all sessions is required for certification.
Effective March 1,1991, all hunters born on or after January 1,1975, shall, while hunting, carry a valid hunter education course graduate card in addition to the appropriate Kentucky hunting license requirements. A bow hunter not in possession of a firearm may carry a "National Bowhunter Education Program" course completion card in lieu of the hunter education card.
Children under the age of ten and persons exempt from purchasing a hunting license are not required to possess the card while hunting. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years of age while hunting.
For additional information, please contact volunteer instructors Walt Rybka, 784-9451 or Neal Wheeler, 784-6249.
