Trapper Education Workshop Offered at Sandhill
August 14, 2008
BABCOCK - First-time trappers are required to attend a trapper education course offered by the Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Trappers Association. They have the chance to attend one as soon as next month.
The Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center near Babcock, Wisconsin, will offer a trapper workshop on Sept. 13-14 from 9 a.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday.
The course is open to anyone 12 years old and older interested in acquiring safe and humane trapping skills. People successfully completing the course will receive WTA-DNR trapper education graduation cards and free trapping privileges for the year.
Students should provide their own sleeping bag, a bag lunch on Saturday, and appropriate clothing for working outdoors. They also will have to make their own arrangements for transportation to and from Sandhill.
A registration fee of $25 is required, which includes the Wisconsin Trappers Association education manual, three meals, refreshments, and overnight stay in the dormitory. Registration is limited to 25 people on a first-come, first-served basis.
Checks should be made out to DNR-Skills Center. Include the name of each participant, and the address and daytime phone number of one person in each party. Send your registration fee to: Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center, P.O. Box 156, Babcock, WI 54413. Inquiries on the status of registrations may be sent via e-mail to: Richard [dot] Thiel [at] wisconsin [dot] gov
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The Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center is located 20 miles west of Wisconsin Rapids on County Highway X, 1 mile north of Highway 80 near Babcock, Wisconsin on the 9,000 acre DNR Sandhill Wildlife Area.
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Course offers basic methods of harvesting furbearers and the preparation and marketing of pelts
PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Hunter Education section will offer a one-day furharvester education class on Saturday, Aug. 2. Students will gather at the KDWP Operations Office, 512 SE 25th Avenue, 2 miles east and 1 mile south of Pratt. The course will begin at 8 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
The course is designed to provide basic instruction concerning the ethical, safe, and selective hunting, trapping, and handling of furbearing animals and coyotes. The day will consist of both classroom and hands-on outside learning, including equipment preparation and furharvesting techniques. Students completing the course and final test will receive a Kansas furharvester education certificate.
Pre-registration is required by phoning the Hunter Education Section at 620-672-5911.
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June 4, 2008
LITTLE ROCK – In sports there’s a saying about a lull in the second year of an athlete’s career being known as the “sophomore slump.” For the Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports Program, that saying couldn’t be further from the truth.
After its initial year in 2007, where over 900 youth participated in the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission program, the program picked up more steam this year with over 2,400 kids participating. Statewide competition winds down this weekend with 160 kids competing in Arkansas’s second state championship. The championship culminates a full year of competitive shooting around the state and will be held June 7 at the Remington Arms Gun Club in Lonoke. Youths will be competing in junior and senior divisions for the state title.
Competition gets underway on Saturday at 9 a.m. The gun club is located just off Interstate 40 at Exit 169. Turn south onto Arkansas Highway 15 and the facility is located just south of the Remington plant on the west side of the road.
The program is aimed at teaching Arkansas’s youth how to safely handle a firearm. Young hunters have sharpened their skills and children who have no desire to pursue ducks, doves or other game still get to enjoy the challenge of shooting clay targets as they streak away.
The program teaches safe gun-handling skills to children who may never take a hunter’s education course and gives children from all backgrounds the chance to learn how much fun waits for them beyond the video screen.
Through this competitive trap-shooting league, high-school-aged children have experienced the excitement of real-world shooting without the need for expensive leases or equipment.
For more information on the Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports Program, contact program coordinator Chuck Woodson, (501) 978-7326 or visitwww.agfc.com/education-class/programs/ayssp.aspx.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Propelled by jets of water, personal watercraft are fast and easy to maneuver, which is a large part of their appeal – and their potential danger.
“You need to know how your personal watercraft works and the regulations that apply to its ownership and operation before you get on it,” said Capt. Chris Huebner, the state’s boating safety coordinator. “Any maneuver that endangers people or property constitutes reckless operation and is breaking the law.”
Reckless operation, lack of proper safety equipment and exceeding capacity are the most frequently cited violations for personal watercraft operators in North Carolina. Another common violation is underage operators. State law restricts anyone younger than 16 from operating a personal watercraft unless:
- They are at least 14 years old and riding with a person who is at least 18.
- They are at least 14 years old and have successfully completed an approved boating safety education course, and have proof of age and safety course completion with them while operating the personal watercraft.
“It is also against the law to knowingly let anyone younger than 16 operate a personal watercraft who doesn’t meet those qualifications,” Capt. Huebner added.
For more information on operating a personal watercraft in North Carolina, click here or call (919) 707-0031.
To enroll in a free N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission-sponsored Boating Education Course, click here or call (919) 707-0031.
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