Southport Masters

Course Objective
To reduce the potential for hunting accidents, injuries and fatalities; to reduce the potential for conflict between hunters, landowners, and other resource users; and to promote safe, responsible, and ethical use of the environment and our resources.

Course Content

• Our hunting heritage, hunting firearms, and equipment.
• Understanding firearms; basic safety rules for hunters and shooters.
• Proper care, cleaning, and storage of firearms and equipment.
• Marksmanship fundamentals.
• Responsibilities of hunters for our environment, wildlife, landowners, and others.
• Wildlife identification and habits. USGS Waterfowl Identification guide.
• Field care of harvested game.
• Handling outdoor emergencies.
• Wildlife management; law enforcement and the student’s role in the future of hunting.
• How hunting accidents are caused and how they can be prevented.

(All hunter safety course information is taken directly from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Hunter Education description.)