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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Bowhunter Education Student ($15.00) and New Instructor (Free) Training Workshop

February 20-21, 2010
8am-5pm
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center,Hart-Morris Conservation Center, Athens

We will be training students and certifying instructors in skills trail, live firing exercises and Home Study procedures. The training is National Bowhunter Education Foundation curriculum. Students will benefit by going through actual bowhunting simulations and by making their own decisions regarding responsible actions using "shoot-don’t-shoot" scenarios.

Before you attend this workshop, you must go to the following web site and prepare yourself by going over the Introduction and the first 4 chapters of the instructor training manual. You will sign an acknowledgement and release that you have done this pre-workshop assignment as part of your training. The site is as follows: tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/hunter_education/instruct.phtml

Bowhunter Education provides instruction in Texas hunting regulations, wildlife management and identification, conservation, ethics, tree stand safety and hunting safety and responsibility, and outdoor skills. Bring your own archery gear or we will provide equipment.

To register, please contact: Robert Ramirez, TPWD Hunter Education Specialist, at (972) 263-1219 or robert.ramirez@tpwd.state.tx.us

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