CPW OFFERS WOMEN’S HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE IN CANON CITY
CANON CITY, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be holding a Hunter Education Course for women June 25, 26 and 27 in Canon City. The course consists of two evening classroom sessions, followed by an all day session which includes a test and live fire portion.
Classroom instruction runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 25 and 26. On June 27 class will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All sessions will be held at the Canon City Hunter Education Building, 51330 U.S. Highway 50 West.
The class is free and is open to women and girls, 12 years of age and older.
The course will cover firearms safety, hunter responsibility, wildlife regulations and other hands-on activities.Hunter education cards will be awarded to students upon successful completion of the course. Rifles and ammunition for the live fire will be provided. No personal firearms allowed.
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CPW is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 42 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW’s work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.
Mia Anstine is an outdoor writer, licensed outfitter, hunting guide, life coach, keynote speaker, and range safety officer, firearms instructor, and archery instructor. She is the founder of MAC Outdoors and Host of the MAC Outdoors Podcast.
Mia Anstine strives to encourage others to get outside, hunt, fish, shoot, and survive life with others in a positive way.
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