Hunters Safety

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:

“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