"All hunters

now have the opportunity to take the hunter education course," said

WRD Hunter Education Coordinator Capt. James Bell. "The CD-Rom course

is available for those whose schedules do not allow them to spend ten

hours in a classroom and the classroom course is available for those who

prefer the hands-on method of teaching."

Completion

of a hunter education course is required for any person born on or after

January 1, 1961, who:

· Purchases

a season hunting license in Georgia.

· Is at

least 12 years old and hunts with a weapon without adult supervision (adult

supervision means 18 years of age or older with a minor being in sight

or hearing distance of that person).

· Hunts

big game (deer, turkey, bear) on a wildlife management area (including

any hunter age 12 or older).

The only exceptions

include:

· A person

purchasing a short-term (one or seven day) hunting license (as opposed

to a season license) is no longer required to show proof of having taken

an approved hunter education course regardless of the person's state of

residence.

· Juvenile

hunters between the ages of 12 and 15 may hunt on private property without

hunter education if under adult supervision except when hunting on a Wildlife

Management Area, National Wildlife Refuge or Park Service Land.

· Any

person hunting on his or her own land, or that of his or her parents or

legal guardians.

Pre-registration

is required for all those interested in taking a hunter education course.

Hunters can call the Central Reservations System (CRS) at 1-800-864-7275

to register by phone. A service charge applies to registrations made through

CRS. Alternately, hunters can go to the WRD web site at www.georgiawildlife.com

to search and register for a hunter education course at no charge.

Participants

also should note that there is a cut-off date for registration three days

prior to the start of a class. Hunters also can replace hunter education

cards through the same phone and online services. As with hunter education

course registration, a service charge applies to the CRS phone line but

there is no charge for using the WRD website.

For more information

on Hunter Education, contact the local WRD Law Enforcement Office or call

770-784-3068. To receive a copy of the CD-Rom Hunter Education course,

call or stop by the local WRD Law Enforcement Office:

·Region

I - Calhoun - 770-769-9680

·Region

II - Gainesville 770-535-5499

·Region

III - Thomson 706-595-4211

·Region

IV - Macon - 478-751-6415

·Region

V - Albany - 229-430-4252

·Region

VI - Metter -912-685-2145

·Region

VII - Brunswick - 912-264-7237

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