Hunter Education Classes
The Hunter Education Program is administered by the NYS DEC Sportsmen's Education Unit. The instructors are volunteers. They are required to find places to hold the classes.
The Pine City Sportsmen's Club allows the volunteer instructors to hold classes at the club. There is no fee for the class.
2023 Hunter Safety Courses:
To be announced.
For information concerning Hunter Education classes, please contact NYS DEC Hunter Education Coordinator at 585-226-5510
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PUGH Self-Protection & Combatives often holds classes at the Pine City Sportsmen's Club.
Pugh Self-Protection & Combatives, are dedicated to making people safer through superior training against a variety of intentional, man-made acts of violence. It was started by Zachary Pugh in 2015 after he realized there is no training company that is able to offer the same style & types of training that he can, based on his training and experiences. Zachary has been studying self-protection since 2002 and is also a firearms expert and New York State Certified Firearms Instructor. He has been a full time police officer since 2011. All of the instructors and role players at Pugh Self-Protection & Combatives have vast knowledge and training specific to their roles. Regardless of the training topic or course, all participants will have a unique experience that is educational & fun, wanting them to learn more!