The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will be offering free hunter education classes at Clarkco State Park, located at 386 Clarke County Road, on August 30.
The class will offer 10 hours of instruction and will last from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The class will take a break for lunch.
In order to successfully obtain hunter education certification, a student must be at least 10 years old and has to attend all the classroom hours and pass a written exam.
Any student interested in taking the course must pre-register. Register for the class at https://educationmdwfp.com/web/Event/AllEventsByDate.
Anyone who was born after January 1, 1972, is required to complete a hunter education course before they can purchase a Mississippi hunting license. Since July 1, 2000, it is now required that anyone twelve years old and under sixteen years old must have a certificate showing they have satisfactorily completed a hunter education course before they can hunt alone in the State of Mississippi. The only way a child that is at least twelve and under sixteen can hunt without having a certificate is if they are hunting in the presence or direct supervision of someone who is a licensed or exempt hunter that is at least 21 years old.
