Staff qualify on safety program for field season

six people pose next to a bear target on a cart with wheels. A couple of them carry shotguns slung over their shoulders. Shooting range berms in the background.
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Kris Pacheco/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
05/10/2023
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Public Domain
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Staff from the Alaska Region finish up a qualification course on firearms prior to the year's field season. In addition to bear awareness training and bear spray training, many staff qualify on firearms to safely carry and operate firearms while working in bear country. From left to right: Alexandra "Ally" Steinleitner, Sabrina Farmer, Emily Schmeltz (front), Tamatha Patterson, Nicole Gustine.