Hunter Education Reaches 60-Year Milestone in Washington This Month
October 02, 2017
October 02, 2017
OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 2 -- The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following news release:
Sixty years ago this October, the Washington State Game Commission, a predecessor of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, first adopted mandatory hunter education for those age 17 and younger who want to hunt in Washington.
The law was passed by the legislature and approved by the Governor in February 1957, the year when the Soviets launched Sputnik . . .
Sixty years ago this October, the Washington State Game Commission, a predecessor of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, first adopted mandatory hunter education for those age 17 and younger who want to hunt in Washington.
The law was passed by the legislature and approved by the Governor in February 1957, the year when the Soviets launched Sputnik . . .