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Florida Fish & Wildlife (FWC) Hunter
Safety Course
The Hernando Sportsman's Club, in cooperation with the Florida Fish & Wildlife
Commision, offers the State Certified Hunters Safety Course.
This course covers the following topics:
Guns & Wildlife Laws
Hunting Ethics
Firearms Nomenclature Ammunition Nomenclature
Safe Gun Handling Wildlife I.D.
Field First Aid
Survival
Black Powder Firearms
Wildlife Management
Bow Hunting
Marksmanship
"It's the Law".....A person born on or after June 1, 1975, may
not be issued a license to hunt animal life with the use of a firearm (including muzzleloader), bow, or crossbow
in the State of Florida without first having successfully completed a hunter safety course.
There is no charge for the course. All equipment and
course materials are provided.
The traditional hunter safety course is approximately 16
hours of classroom instruction over two days, typically Saturday and Sunday, and includes range time.
For those taking the online course, approximately 6 hours of range time is required
to complete the online course.
To sign-up for a hunter safety course, please call the
Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (Lakeland office) at 863-648-3200, or
you may pre-register online at:
https://fwc.my.site.com/hgm/s/
2024 Hunter Safety Course dates offered at the
Hernando Sportsman's Club include:
Jan 14 (Online Course students - range time only): 8am - 3pm
Mar 9 & 10 (Traditional Class) : 8am - 5pm, must attend both days
Apr 14 (Online Course students - range time only): 8am - 3pm
Jun 8 & 9 (Traditional Class) : 8am - 5pm, must attend both days
Aug 17 & 18 (Traditional Class) : 8am - 5pm, must attend both days
Sept 8 (Online Course students - range time only): 8am - 3pm
Oct 12 & 13 (Traditional Class) : 8am - 5pm, must attend both days
Advanced Archery:
Feb 24 (Online Course students - range time only): 8am -3pm
Jul 27 (Online Course students - range time only): 8am -3pm
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