Florida Fish  & Wildlife (FWC) Hunter Safety Course The Hernando Sportsman's Club, in cooperation with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commision, offers the State Certified Hunters Safety Course.   This course covers the following topics: Guns & Wildlife Laws              Hunting Ethics Firearms Nomenclature          Ammunition Nomenclature Safe Gun Handling                   Wildlife I.D. Field First Aid                           Survival Black Powder Firearms           Wildlife Management Bow Hunting                             Marksmanship "It's the Law".....A person born on or after June 1, 1975, may not be issued a license to hunt animal life with the use of a firearm (including muzzleloader), bow, or crossbow in the State of Florida without first having successfully completed a hunter safety course. There is no charge for the course.  All equipment and course materials are provided. The traditional hunter safety course is approximately 16 hours of classroom instruction over two days, typically Saturday and Sunday, and includes range time.  For those taking the online course, approximately 6 hours of range time is required to complete the online course. To sign-up for a hunter safety course, please call the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (Lakeland office) at 863-648-3200, or you may pre-register online at: https://fwc.my.site.com/hgm/s/ 2026 Hunter Safety Course dates offered at the Hernando Sportsman's Club: January 10 -11 : Traditional February 28: Online Course students - range time only March 8: Online Archery course students - range time only April 11 -12 : Traditional June 14 : Online Course students - range time only July 11 - 12 : Traditional August 30 : Online Course students - range time only September 12 - 13 : Traditional October 11 : Online Course students - range time only