Hunter Education course offered next month

A two-day Indiana Hunter Education course is being offered in the new year. The instructional sessions will be held in the gymnasium at Patricksburg Elementary School, 9883 State Road 246, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 18 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 19.

Indiana Hunter Education courses provide instruction in the areas of safe firearm use and handling while hunting, as well as in the home, hunter ethics and responsibility, game identification, and conservation management.

State law requires all hunters born on or after Dec. 31, 1986 to complete hunter education certification before purchasing a hunting license in Indiana.

Hunter Education classes are offered by knowledgeable volunteer instructors and Indiana Conservation Officers. In order to be certified, participants must attend the entire class including all sessions.

Attendees under 11 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at every session. Additionally, at the first session, those under 18 years of age are required to provide the instructor with a signed, completed liability release form.

The release form, available at the online link below, must include the parent or guardian's signature.

For more information or to register for the course, visit register-ed.com/events/view/216751.