But you still need to activate your account.
With archery season looming and firearms season for deer less than two months away, many prospective hunters are looking to complete their state-mandated hunter safety courses.
Here are some of the upcoming offerings for both disciplines:
Archery
. In Waterville, at Waterville High School, Sept. 17-19, 5:30-9:30 p.m., call 873-5754.
. In Medway, at the middle school, Sept. 14, 6-9 p.m., Oct. 21 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., call Ralph Sprague at 746-9422.
. In Skowhegan, at the Sportsman Club, Sept. 29, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., call Don Perrine at 474-6829.
. In Thorndike, at Mount View High School, Sept. 12, 6-9 p.m., Sept. 22, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., call Lisa Collins at 568-3426.
Firearms
. In Caribou, at the Learning Center, Sept. 11, 12, 13, 24, 26, 6-9 p.m., call Karen Rockwell at 493-4272.
. In Island Falls, at the fish and game club, Sept. 9, 16, 30, 1-4 p.m., call Peter Blood at 463-3542.
. In Caribou, at the Learning Center, Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23, 6-9 p.m., call Karen Rockwell at 493-4272.
. In Medway, at the middle school, Sept. 10-13, 6-9 p.m., call Ralph Sprague at 746-9422.
. In Old Town, at the high school cafeteria, Sept. 24-27, 6-9 p.m., call Old Town High School Adult Education at 827-3906.
. In Newport, at Nokomis Regional High School, Oct. 1-4, 6-9 p.m., call Newport Adult Education at 368-3290.
. In Corinth, at Central Middle School, Oct. 13-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., call Jean Chesley at 285-3334.
. In Orono, at the high school cafeteria, Oct. 22-25, 6-9 p.m., call Orono High School Adult Education at 866-4917.
. In Dover-Foxcroft, at SeDoMoCha Middle School, Sept. 15-16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., call Piscataquis Adult Education at 56-6525.
. In Guilford, at Piscataquis Community High School, Sept. 17-20, 6-9 p.m., call Piscataquis Adult Education at 564-6525.
. In Greenville, at the high school, Sept. 21, 6-9 p.m., Sept. 22 8 a.m.-5 p.m., call the adult education office at 695-2125.
. In Harmony, at the elementary school, Sept. 24-27, 6-9 p.m., call 683-2211.
. In Pittsfield, at Vickery School, Oct. 8-11, 6-9 p.m., call Don Perrine at 474-6829.
. In Skowhegan, at the American Legion hall, Oct. 23-25, 6-9 p.m., Oct. 27, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., call Don Perrine at 474-6829.
. In Belfast, at Belfast Area High School, Sept. 10, 12, 17, 19, 21, 24, 6-8 p.m., call Jodelle Rollerson at 358-3197.
. In Searsport, at the elementary school, Oct. 15-18, 6-9 p.m., call Polly Martin at 548-2328.
Bangor Gun Show ongoing
The Penobscot Valley Conservation Association will hold its 30th annual Bangor Gun Show today and Sunday at the Bangor Auditorium.
Show hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for NRA members, and law enforcement and military personnel with ID. Children under 12 get in free with an adult.
Those who join the NRA at the show will also get in free.
DU to hold 36th banquet
The DownEast chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its 36th annual fundraising banquet and auction on Sept. 28 at the Bangor Banquet and Conference Center on Hogan Road.
The program starts at 5:30 p.m., and a dinner, live and silent auctions are on tap.
The auctions will feature limited edition wildlife prints, decoys, guns, knives, jewelry, furniture, hunting equipment and apparel and more.
Seating is limited, and no tickets will be sold at the door. Advance tickets are available for $50 for singles and $70 for couples.
For tickets or more information, call David Poll at 884-4592, Tom Duff at 989-6082 or Ernie Boynton at 942-6246.
Since its founding in 1937, DU has raised more than $2.5 billion which has contributed to the conservation of more than 11.9 million acres of prime wildlife habitat in all 50 states, each of the Canadian provinces, and Mexico.
To submit an item for publication in the Outdoor Notebook, send e-mail to jholyoke@bangordailynews.net, fax to 990-8092 or mail information to Outdoor Notebook, Bangor Daily News, PO Box 1329, Bangor, Maine, 04402-1329.
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