Record Number of Oklahomans Take Hunter Ed

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is crediting the department’s new online hunter education course with a record number of certifications—more than 19,000—for the 2012 calendar year. “We still offered just as many conventional classes as we had last year and still tons of kids decided to take hunter education online,” said hunter ed coordiator Lance Meek. “They can take it at their own pace that way and they don’t have to interrupt mom and dad’s schedule.”—courtesy The Oklahoman