Lawrence police offering safety training course for hunting in Kansas

The Lawrence Police Department is offering a mandatory hunter education course for anyone in Douglas County who has not completed the state-approved course on firearms and hunting safety.

In Kansas anyone born after July 1, 1957, and older than 11, must pass a course to hunt in Kansas. The sessions will be 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Building 21 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the FOP lodge near Lone Star Lake in central Douglas County. Attendance is required at both classes to pass the course.

Registration is required because space is limited.

To register call Lawrence police Sgt. Max Miller at 785-832-3288. Leave a voice mail message with your registration information to enroll. The course fee is free but lunch will be offered for $2 at the Oct. 29 session. Directions to the FOP lodge will be given to participants at the Oct. 20 class.

The course is operated in cooperation with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 2, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, and the Kaw Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. More information about hunter education is also available at www.kdwp.state.ks.us.