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Recognizing the importance of firearm safety and the need to reduce the potential for hunting accidents, the Greenfield Police Department will be offering a Hunter Education Course at the Greenfield Law enforcement Center beginning September 9, 2008 and running six consecutive weeks. Classes will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM each Tuesday evening.
Participants must be 12 years of age by September 9, 2008 and must live or work in Greenfield. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Hunter Safety Certificate.
Hunter education graduates receive a certificate that is accepted in every state, Canadian Province, and Mexico. The cost of the course is $10. For more information or to register for the course contact Detective Dale Buhrandt at 414-761-5349. |
The primary goals of this hunter education course are to reduce injuries and
fatalities; to reduce the potential for conflict between hunters, landowners, and other resource users; and to promote safe, responsible, and ethical use of the environment and our resources.
Wisconsin law requires that anyone born on or after January 1
, 1973 must have completed a hunter education course and show the certificate to purchase any hunting license in Wisconsin. Wisconsin law requires anyone under the age of 16 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian
over 18 while hunting or using a firearm for any purpose. However, young people who complete the hunter education course and receive a certificate are eligible to hunt and use firearms without supervision at age 14.
The hunter education course instills in students the knowledge and skill to be a responsible and
safe hunter. The basic course consists of 10 lessons during a minimum of 10 hours. Students learn how hunting accidents are caused and how they can be prevented. Hunter responsibility and safety are stressed
throughout the classes, which consist of lectures, demonstrations, group discussions, practical exercises, and individual study and activity assignments.