LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Local hunter education courses are planned this month and early in 2014.

The first course, in Clearlake, will take place at the American Legion, 14770 Austin Road, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 7-9 and 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 12.

A course will take place in Lakeport 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 6-8, and 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 11, 2014. The classes will be held at Lakeport Fire, 445 N. Main St.

Online courses also are available at www.Hunter-Ed.com , www.HUNTERcourse.com and http://homestudy.ihea.com/ .

The online course in itself will not get you a valid hunter education certificate. Once you have completed one of the above online courses, you will still need to attend a four hour followup home study/online class with a certified hunter education instructor.

Access is permitted to the home study and online four hour followup class only after a student has completed the written home study or online component of the class.

The followup class for the online course will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 18, 2014, at the Clearlake American Legion Hall.

Call Mike at 707-263-1044 to sign up for the classes listed above.

For more information, visit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Web site's hunter ed course page, http://www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/classes.aspx .