Izabella Cloud inspects a muzzleloader rifle during the Hunter Safety Course on Saturday, August 10 at the SunUte Community Center conference room. Ben Zimmerman, Southern Ute Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist taught the class, “Hunters and gun safety.”

Students from the hunter safety course were able to shoot .22 long rifles at the Southern Ute Rifle range for their final test before getting their hunter safety card on Saturday afternoon, August 10. Bob Blauert, Colorado Parks and Wildlife volunteer/Hunter Education Instructor, also instructed and helped during the safety course.