HOLDERNESS, N.H. - The Owl Brook Hunter Education Center will host a public Open House on Saturday, June 13, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring the family to enjoy hands-on activities related to the shooting sports, hunting and trapping. Admission is free.

Visitors will have a chance to hone their shotgun skills breaking clay targets, or try target shooting at the center's environmentally friendly rifle range. Kids can get hands-on shooting experience at a BB gun range and video-based interactive shooting simulator. Youth and adults can try out the archery range, or use your own equipment at the center's 3-D woodland archery course.

The Open House will feature a tree stand safety seminar, retrieving dog demos, and demonstrations by the NH Trappers Association. Test your hunting knowledge on the Hunter Education Field Exam Trail, get basic map and compass instruction, and learn about safe firearms handling.

Enjoy free ice cream donated by Granite State Dairy Promotion, and remember to get in on the free raffle.

The Owl Brook Hunter Education Center is located on 500 forested acres in Holderness. Facilities include an office/classroom building, a four-target practice archery area, a 25-yard covered firing range for small-bore and muzzleloader training, a shotgun training area, a hunter skills trail, an orienteering course and a 14-target wooded field archery course. Check out the trails, and an old-time trapper's cabin built on site by the N.H. Trappers Association.

The Owl Brook Hunter Education Center is operated by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The address is 387 Perch Pond Road in Holderness, N.H. For directions, visit: http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/hunting/owl-brook-directions.html

Workshops, group programs and special events at Owl Brook help people start the lifelong journey of becoming safe and responsible hunters and trappers. The center offers classes and group activities for youth and adults related to the shooting sports, hunter education and orienteering.

Activities and facilities at Owl Brook are made possible by the federal Wildlife Restoration Program and private donations. Learn more about Owl Brook at:
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/hunting/owl-brook.html

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CONTACT:
Tom Flynn: (603) 536-3954
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-5619