Syracuse.com - Montezuma Audubon Center offering youngsters chance to get three weeks of sportsman education

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Those who go to all three sessions can get their hunter safety, bow safety and waterfowl identification certificates. Girls and boys ages 12-14 are invited to the Montezuma Audubon Center for up to three weeks of sportsman education. Those who go to all three of the sessions can get their hunter safety, bow safety and waterfowl identification certificates.The sessions are:Week 1: Hunter safety, July 16-20 (register by July 6)Week 2: Bow safety, July 23-27 (register by July 13)Week 3: Waterfowl ID, July 3-Aug. 3 (register by July 20)Each session, according to a press release from the Audubon Center, will feature “interesting classroom-style learning, covering the basics of each course, enhanced by hands-on outdoor field lessons, including orienteering, canoeing, tracking game and more. Participants will also take part in conservation projects that enhance habitats for game species.”The sessions will go from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.Youngsters can sign up for one, two or three weeks of sessions. The cost is $45 for one week, $80 for two and $110 for all three. An additional $10 will be charged for early drop-off or late pick-up.For more information or to register, call 365-3588 or email [email protected].

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