The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will offer a class on hunter education to the Hispanic population Nov. 17 and 18 in Dodge City.

The class has been offered for over 10 years, and has taught hundreds of Spanish-speaking hunters the fun and safety of the sport.

“We started this program because we knew there were a lot of Spanish speakers in Kansas who would like to hunt, but were scared because they didn’t know the rules and regulations,” said Manuel Torres, the region 3 public lands supervisor. “This class teaches them everything they need to know to feel comfortable hunting.”

The class is free of charge. The only requirement is that participants must be at least 11 years of age.

According to Torres, this is the only hunter education class in the state of Kansas that is offered in Spanish.