Hunter education classes offered in Havre

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education classroom course dates have been set for the Havre area for this year. There will be three regular youth classroom courses offered this spring. The courses will be held at MSU-Northern at Cowan Hall, room 310, and are free of charge. The course dates are as follow:

Class 1: Feb. 24, 6-7 p.m.- orientation. Feb. 28-March 4, 6-9 p.m.- class. March 5- field day/live shoot.

Class 2: April 21, 6-7 p.m.- orientation. April 25-29, 6-9 p.m.- class. April 30- field day/live shoot.

Class 3: May 12, 6-7 p.m.- orientation. May 16-20, 6-9 p.m.- class. May 21- field day/live shoot.

For youth to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2022 season, they must be 12-years old by January 16, 2023. Students aged 10 and 11 can take the course and hunt as an apprentice but will not be fully certified until the year they turn 12. All registrants for this event must be 10 years of age by the first day of class.

Classroom students need to pick up the Hunter Education Manual from either the Havre FWP office, Bing N Bob’s, Stromberg’s Sinclair, or the North 40. Students are to read each chapter and complete all review sections before the start of class.

Hunter education courses are free and cover basic information and skills related to the safe handling of firearms as well as basic instruction in wildlife management, game identification, landowner/hunter relations, hunter ethics and Montana hunting laws and regulations.

In-person courses are led by volunteer instructors who are passionate about preserving Montana’s hunting tradition, teaching firearm safety, ethics, and other outdoor skills.

To register and learn more about the hunter education classes offered, please go to the FWP website at http://www.fwp.mt.gov and look under the “Education” tab. If there are any questions, please call lead instructor Rick Harman at 406-390-0556 or the Havre FWP office at 406-265-6177.