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Official California Hunting Safety Course Link to California Department of Fish and Game

Hello, hunter! California's online hunting course has moved. Click here to go to the latest version of the Today's Hunter in California course—the official hunting safety course of the California Department of Fish and Game .

The following course material is for reference only. Please go to the new course to complete your California certification.

Know Your Firearm’s Range

Knowing your firearm’s “maximum projectile range” is critical to being a safe and responsible hunter. The maximum projectile range tells you at what distances your firearm’s projectile could cause injury or damage to persons, animals, or objects. When hunting, knowing the “effective killing range” lets you immediately assess when a shot will give a clean kill. The effective killing range will always be less than the maximum projectile range. Learning to estimate distances and knowing your firearm’s projectile range and your effective killing range are important parts of hunting.

Three charts illustrating maximum projectile ranges for rifles, shotguns, and handguns

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