Beau Bosovich
Hunter Safety Director
For class schedule e-mail: bdbosovich@wi.rr.com

 

Southport has been sponsoring the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Hunter Safety programs for many years.

Southport member Beau Bosovich has many years of firearms safety and related marksmanship youth training program experiences. In addition to being a DNR Licensed Trainer, he has recently earned the NRA Range Safety Officer credentials and is an NRA Certified Instructor in Pistol, Rifle and Home Firearm Safety disciplines. In his own words:

 

“The Hunter Education course objectives are:
1. To promote safe, responsible and ethical hunting.
2. To emphasize the importance of game laws, habitat and wildlife management.
3. To show the students and have them demonstrate safe gun handling procedures which will reduce hunting incidents, and to familiarize students with hunting equipment, methods and skills in order to promote life long learning.”

 

 

”Students are required to attend all class sessions including all field day exercises. The class is an interactive course with several “hands-on” experiences. Students are expected to participate in all activities. The final exam consists of a 40 question written test and also a “gun handling” assessment. Both are given individually to each student on the last day of class. There are also homework assignments, called chapter reviews in the back of their manuals, that the students must complete. Thereafter, our new graduates will become our future safe hunters and shooters.”

 

The Southport Masters clubhouse provides appropriate classroom and range facilities. Wi-FORCE, the Wisconsin state firearms association, has contributed funding for the purchase of eye and ear protection as well as ammunition for student use.

 

WDNR training is recognized in all 50 United States, Canada and Mexico as well as other countries around the world.