Hunter education offered

— A hunter education course -

required of all hunters born

after Dec. 31, 1968 - will be

offered at the Hobbs State

Park Conservation Area Visi

tor's Center on Saturday, Aug.

29. The course begins at 8

a.m. and will last until 8 p.m.

(Children under the age of 16

may hunt without the course

as long as they are under the

direct supervision of a li

censed adult, age 21 or older.) Steve Dunlap, Education

Coordinator for the Arkansas

Game and Fish Commission,

will present the class.

There is no minimum age

limit to enroll, but the educa

tional material is based on a

sixth-grade reading level.

Certificates from the

course are recognized in all

states, as well as in Canada

and Mexico.

To register for the course,

call the Hobbs State Park

Conservation Area at 479-789-

5000.

News, Pages 6 on 08/26/2009