First Time Hunters Offered Free Opportunity to Hunt Pheasants

Xenia, OH – Spaces still available in the Learn to Pheasant Hunt workshop being offered to adults 18 and older with little to no pheasant hunting experience according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

The class will meet on November 6th and 13th at the Greene County Fish & Game Association and the hunt will take place December 10th on public land managed by the Division of Wildlife.

The class is free and will include pheasant identification, history, habitat, shooting, gun selection, hunting apparel and future pheasant hunting opportunities. Certified trap instructors will teach participants to shoot trap on the first two days of the class. Dog trainers will supply dogs and educate students on dog breed as well as selecting and caring for hunting dogs. All ammunition and firearms will be provided.

To register for the workshop, call Wildlife Communications Specialist Chris Mangen, at (937) 347-0929 Christopher.mangen@dnr.state.oh.us. Participants must pre-register and are required to attend all three days of the workshop. No walk-ins will be accepted at this class.

For more hunting education opportunities visit www.wildohio.gov .

ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at www.ohiodnr.gov.