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/ 2025 Hunter Safety Course dates offered at the Hernando Sportsman's Club: January 11 -12 : Traditional February 22: Online Course students - range time only March 22 -23 : Traditional April 26 : Online Course students - range time only June 8 : Online Course students - range time only July 12 -13 : Traditional August 23 : Online Course students - range time only August 24: Online Archery course students - range time only September 27 - 28 : Traditional October 19 : Online Course students - range time only