Hunter safety courses offered in 6 Florida counties during Sept. 2023
FWC photo of a previous Hunter Safety Course.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety courses in six Florida counties - Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Duval, Madison and Nassau - during September 2023. Details are listed below.
Hunter safety courses are designed so that students can learn about conservation and become safe, responsible, knowledgeable hunters. All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should bring a copy (print or electronic) of their online completion certificate, and a pen or pencil. Any child younger than 16 years of age must be accompanied at all times by an adult.
Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, must pass an approved hunter safety course and have a hunting license to hunt alone (unsupervised). The FWC course satisfies hunter-safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.
Locations and times of the online-completion courses:
BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Saturday, Sept. 9, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 12286 N. County Road 23A, Macclenny, FL 32063
CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA
Saturday, Sept. 16, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT
Citrus County Canning Center, 3405 W. Southern St., Lecanto FL 34461
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Saturday, Sept. 16, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Osceola Gun Range, 197 NE National Forest Road 278, Lake City, FL 32055
DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA
Thursday, Sept. 21, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. EDT and
Saturday, Sept. 23, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. noon EDT
Jacksonville Clay and Target Sports, 12125 New Berlin Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32226
MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA
Saturday, Sept. 16, 1:00 - 7:00 p.m. EDT
Wally’s Range, 5757 NE Rocky Ford Rd., Madison, FL 32340
NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA
Saturday, Sept. 2, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Yulee Community Center, 86026 Pages Dairy Rd., Yulee, FL 32097
Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety.
Youth between 12 and 17 years old who successfully complete a hunter safety course can learn more about conservation and experience hunting through the FWC’s Youth Hunting Program. Learn about it here: myfwc.com/education/programs/youth-hunting-program.
Check out the calendar for safe, educational, mentored youth hunts here: outreach.myfwc.com/events.