Greybull Game Warden Rob Hipp works with a sixth grade student at an outdoor range during a field trip for hunter education students from Burlington Middle School.PHOTO COURTESY WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENTPosted Tuesday, January 5, 2021 8:10 am

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Sixth grade students attending Burlington Middle School recently earned hunter education certificates as part of their regularly scheduled physical education class.

Over several months this fall, students completed 16 hours of coursework relating to ethics and responsibility, wildlife identification, Wyoming laws and regulations, wildlife conservation and management, firearms safety and more. In November, the class culminated in a field trip to Gunwerks in Cody to shoot .22 long rifles and practice marksmanship.

“The field trip gave students an opportunity to practice safe firearms handling practices they learned as part of class and was a fun way to finish the course,” said Game and Fish Information and Education Specialist Tara Hodges.

Hodges conducted the…