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A basic hunter education course will be offered Aug. 8 and 9 at the Juneau Hunter Education Facility, 5670 Montana Creek Road.

The course includes instruction on firearms safety and handling, wildlife conservation and management, game laws and regulations, and hunter ethics and responsibility. The course is a requirement for anyone hunting on the Mendenhall Wetlands, starting this year. Successful graduates will be awarded a lifetime hunter education certification recognized throughout North America.

Independent study materials cost $10.

To register for the course, students are required to purchase a packet of study materials at the JHEF or the Douglas office of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Room 201, which can be reached at 465-4265. The study workbook must be completed prior to the start of the course and all materials brought to the class.

Those interested in the course or have any questions, call 586-4101.

A bow hunter education course also will be offered Aug. 16 at JHEF.

Participants are required to bring their own bow and arrows, with target or field points, for the shooting portion of the course.

Fish and Game would like to remind hunters wanting to participate in archery-only hunts that they must first successfully complete a department approved bow hunter education course.

Independent study materials cost $10.

All persons interested in this course are required to pick up a packet of study materials at the JHEF or the Douglas office of Fish and Game, Room 201. The study modules must be completed prior to the start of the course and brought to the class. The study modules must be completed prior to the start of the course and brought to the class.

Contact the JHEF at 586-4101 or Fish and Game at 465-4265 for packets.