Upcoming Classes and Training

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Stop the bleed, save a life!

Stop the Bleeding classes are taught by certified instructors that will teach you how to stop bleeding from cuts to gunshot wounds. Please contact Sigi at (360) 969-3678 or email her at sigirob@me.com To reserve a seat in the class. These classes will be held on the following dates:

  • Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

You can sign up for these classes by emailing Sigi Johnson at sigirob@me.com or calling (360) 969-3678 for more information.

CPR / First Aid / AED training

If you are interested in taking any of these CPR / First Aid / AED Training classes, please send Larry Memmer an email at lgmem@comcast.net with your full name and phone number.

This training is taught through the Oak Harbor Fire Department, and you’ll receive a City of Oak Harbor CPR Certificate, or you can pay a nominal fee for the National card. There are 17 seats available for each class on a first come basis.

  • Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 8:00am to 12:00pm

CWSA Introduction to Firearms Pistol Training

This class will teach Basic Pistol Firearm Safety to include Situational Awareness, Mental Awareness, Threat awareness, Defensive Shooting elements, conduct after a shooting, Gun Safety, Gun Handling, Shooting Elements, Ammunition, and Handgun Selection, Accessories.

To sign up please contact Al Lindell at (360) 678-0960.

National Rifle Association training

For a list of available NRA training courses near you, visit the NRA training site.

If needed, contact Scott Davis at (360) 632-4462 for assistance in registration.

Women’s Basic Firearms Safety Class

This course is open to the public and free of charge.

Central Whidbey Sportsman’s Association is offering a free Women’s Basic Firearms Safety Class. Instruction is by retired deputies of the Island County Sheriff’s Office. Class will run from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Class will cover Safety, Types of firearms, Operation of firearms and Shooting.

There will be class time and time on the range. Firearms and ammunition will be provided, and you may bring your own firearm and ammunition if available. Class size will be limited to 20 students over the age of 18 years.

Items to bring:

  • Lunch and drink.
  • Eye and hearing protection. If unavailable, CWSA can – in limited numbers – provide some.

To register for the class please contact R Clark at (360) 929-2167 or E Ortego at (360) 929 8918.

Women’s AR-15 Style Firearm Class

This event is open to the public.

This class is designed as an extension of the Women’s Basic Firearm Safety Class. This class centers around the versatile and extremely popular AR-15 style firearm and is taught by a husband and wife that are competitive shooters and have attended first rate training themselves on this platform.

The course will spend a couple of hours in the classroom learning the history, design, and components of the AR platform. The instruction will then move to the range where students will have an opportunity to shoot .22, 5.56-, and 9-mm AR type firearms.

Bring snacks and liquids. Eye and Hearing protection are required and will be available if you don’t have your own. Class size is limited to eight registered students. Contact Dianne or Gary Raster at (360) 679-8375 for information or to register for the class.

Hunter Education Class

Visit the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to find and register for traditional classroom courses held at or near Central Whidbey Sportsmen’s Association.

If a registrant is under 18, a parent permission form must be signed by the parent and brought to the first day of class. Students must read Washington’s Big Game Hunting Seasons & Regulation Pamphlet prior to class.

3 January 2026 at 9:00am to 1:00pm Saturday one day class Field testing course clubhouse for those who have completed the online course from WDFW.

7 February 2026 at 9:00am to 1:00pm Saturday one day class Field testing course clubhouse for those who have completed the online course from WDFW.

8-11 July 2026 Wednesday-Saturday from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday through Friday and on Saturday 11 July from 9:00am to 1:00pm. This is a traditional Class.

5-8 August 2026 Wednesday-Saturday from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday through Friday and on Saturday 8 August from 9:00am to 1:00pm. This is a traditional Class.

5 September 2026 at 9:00am to 1:00pm Saturday one day class Field testing course clubhouse for those who have completed the online course from WDFW.

Night Shooting

Starting 4:00pm to 5:00pm Bays 7 & 8

  • 12 February 2025
  • 12 March 2025

Optional equipment:

  • Rifle with a mounted light and a sling.
  • 1 extra rifle magazine
  • 200 rounds

Again, this is a more advanced course. If you don’t feel comfortable to move and shoot, or shoot in the dark, please email me and I will give you a daytime training session for free or if you just want a beginner course, please email me and we will work something out.

There will be moving this shoot as well as communication.

It will still be a standard format, coming while it’s still daylight, get some warmup reps in, get a good feeling for your equipment and adjust while it’s still daylight. We want your gear to be universal between day and night.

Again, your guest is your responsibility as well as making sure they have the correct gear to shoot with. If they don’t, they will be asked to leave unless we can figure something out. But I’m going to assume if they don’t have gear to shoot at nighttime then they aren’t at a level to be at a night shoot. I’m sorry but safety is my priority above all else.

Please email me or call/text directly with any questions or concerns and I will be happy to answer them.

Joshua.m.smith00@gmail.com cell: 814-441-7226

Washington State New Gun Law Training – HB 1143 / i-1639

Free online training for HB 1143 / i-1639: Revised code of Washington RCW9.41.090. After completing the training, you will meet the new Washington state gun laws in force as of January 1, 2024.

Visit Sporting Systems Vancouver to complete the training and obtain certification.