Wildlife officials offer hunter safety course

MIAMI (AP) -- Wildlife officials are hosting a free hunter safety course in Miami-Dade County.

The course offered by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission continues ran Friday through Sunday.

The commission reports that those who attend the course will learn about hunting laws, safe gun handling and hunter responsibility before taking the final test. The course also includes live-firing instruction on a shooting range.

The class is at Camp Redlands in Miami.

A statewide schedule of hunter safety classes is available at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety.

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