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HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES
We Will have classes scheduled for the following weekends
Call the MSU Extension Office at (989) 832-6640 Course Fee $10.00
To sign up and pay for the class you */_must_/*
go to the MSU Extension Office at the County Building 220 W. Ellsworth. This is
the 4-H office located on the third floor. You must pay the $10 course fee, pick
up the student manual and sign the consent form for all ages. You cannot sign up
through the Sportsman's Club or the Instructors, the only way to be assured of a
spot in the class is by going to the County Building.
From 2008
The Hunter Safety Classes at Midland County Sportsman's Club for 2008 are
over. It was a very successful year, we had two hundred eleven students sign
up for our six classes which began in August, and finished this past weekend
on October 26th.
On behalf of myself, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, I
would like to express my thanks to the board members of the Midland County
Sportsman's Club. Thank you for the use of your excellent shooting ranges
and the club house for our classes.
Having the use of such nice facilities made it a pleasure to teach the
classes this year. I know it made it special for the students. I would be
very surprised if there are courses offered anywhere in the state that give
students any better chance to do as many different live fire activities, on
quality ranges, and without charge to the instructors for the use of the
ranges or club house facility.
The live fire activities included giving every student the opportunity to
shoot a .50 caliber muzzle loader at water filled balloons on the 100 yard
range, they were able to shoot .22 caliber and .30 caliber rifles on the 25
yard range. We gave them the experience of shooting 20 gauge shotguns at
sporting clays, and also top quality compound bows at the archery range set
up by the Midland Youth Outdoor Program.
More than just the use of the facilities, two MCSC members who are certified
hunter safety instructors, gave up their time to help me teach these
classes. Special thanks to Eric Johnson and Bill Lake, MCSC members who on
short notice showed up and did an excellent job of instructing. Thank you to
MCSC member Bob Long, owner of Alex's Railside Restaurant in Sanford for
catering lunches for the students at all six classes. Thanks to club member
Matt Morley for making sure we had a pop machine installed in the clubhouse
and for his help with obtaining sporting clays for the shotgun class.
Finally, President Ray Gross and all the board members of the Midland County
Sportsman's Club, thank all of you for allowing me to instruct hunter safety
classes at your club. You can all be proud of what this will do to keep our
shooting sports alive and help the students we teach to be safe,
responsible, and knowledgeable hunters.
John A.Talbot
MDNR Hunter Safety Instructor/International Bow Education Program
Instructor.
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