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Want to be a hunter? If you are under 16 years of age, most states and provinces will require you to take a hunting safety course before you can get your license. Hunting safety courses are designed to promote safe and lawful hunting amongst would be outdoors men and women. Courses, such as ones run by the Department of Natural Resources and the National Rifle Association seek to promote understanding of firearms and how to properly handle them, respect for the environment and other hunters, to follow hunting regulations, and overall safety for the hunter and all those in his or her hunting party. The classes can be taken as classes held by schools or community centers or independent studies. Even specialized classes, such as the Becoming an OutdoorsWoman Program which are aimed at women interested in hunting and fishing are being offered to make safe hunting and outdoor activities a reality for more people. For more information on any sort of hunting safety course, or to become a member of a hunting organization, you can contact any of the organizations listed below, or the branch in your state or province.
Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA)
This organization seeks to promote sustainable use of America's natural resources. They host hunter, firearm and outdoor safety courses and seek to promote responsible behavior by all outdoors people.Izaak Walton League of America
707 Conservation Lane
Gathersburg, MD 20878
Phone: 800-IKE-LINE
general@iwla.orgNational 4-H Shooting Sports
This program teaches young people the principles of safe gun handling and use.Dr. Diane G. Smathers
Clemson University
232 Poole Agr. Ctr.
Box 340315
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: 864-656-2412
dsmthrs@clemson.eduNational Rifle Association (NRA)
The NRA promotes firearms safety and civil rights, as well as conservation.Robert L. Davis, Jr.
11250 Waples Mill Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 800-492-4868
www.nra.org/hunters-svcs/hsd.html
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Last Modified December 2001