Hunter's safety course offered

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Regional Guides' & Sportsmen's Association will again sponsor a Firearms Hunter Safety Course. This course satisfies the requirements for obtaining a Maine firearms hunting license. It will be given at the RRG&SA clubhouse on Old Skiway Road in Oquossoc.

Twelve hours of instruction is mandatory and it will be scheduled over four nights. The classes will run from 6 to 9 p.m. on the following four nights: July 27 and 28 and Aug. 3 and 4. Attendance is necessary on all four nights.

There is no charge for the course; 10- to 12-year-olds must be accompanied by an adult and pre-registration is required by calling Rusty Harvey at 864-2392 or Gerry White at Rivers Edge Sport Shop 864-5582.

New to the course this year, will be the use of a new laser shot program which simulates actual field conditions and shot selection.

Instructors will be Rusty Harvey, Jim Sopel, Ken Lemke, Dick Moore and Tom Reed. This team has qualified hundreds of people for their hunter safety cards all at no charge. Adults of all ages normally attend each course.