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Hunting reaches back to the
beginnings of humankind.
The hunt formed the core of early
human society with the development of our mental and
physical capabilities. Modern society has changed the
circumstances of the hunt, but we remain hunters, our own
natures intertwined with all that is still wild. We hunt
according to laws, regulations and private codes of ethics
established by societal expansion, both in population and
impact on the land.
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Lewiston's Lewis - Clark State College is a member of the
Board of Directors of the Jack O'Connor Hunting Heritage and
Education Center, and plans to use the center as a venue for
environmental education and community education programs.
HUNTING EDUCATION
Unfortunately, in modern society there
are few mentors for young hunters, a dramatic difference to
earlier years when children were raised surrounded by
wildlife and hunting as a way of life. Factors such as these
led to the formation of hunter education programs.
An important purpose of the Jack O'Connor Hunting Heritage
and Education Center will be to educate young hunters about
safe and ethical hunting principles and to educate the
general public about the role hunting plays in modern
natural resource management.
We
invite you to explore the following links, which offer
additional information about hunting and shooting sports:
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