Hunter Ed classes scheduled in northwest Montana
Hunter education courses are scheduled across northwest Montana, including in Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, Eureka and Plains.
Registration is free and available at https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter-education.
Dates, locations and specific instructions for each class, as well as contact information for the lead instructors, are available in the class descriptions online.
Additional courses could become available this spring in other communities across the state, and information will be posted online at https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter-education.
In-person, instructor-led hunter education courses are available free to anyone aged 10 and older. Instructor-led courses provide new hunters with a hands-on learning experience and can be particularly beneficial for people who have minimal experience in the field or handling firearms. Students ages 10 and 11 can take the in-person course and hunt as an apprentice but will not be fully certified until the year they turn 12.
Montana also provides a self-paced online-only hunter education course that is available for anyone 12 and older. The third-party vendor that hosts the course charges $25 for the online certification.
Hunter education courses 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.
To purchase or apply for a Montana hunting license, anyone born after January 1, 1985, must complete a hunter education course issued by Montana, any other state, or any Canadian province. The Apprentice Hunter program allows anyone 10 or older to hunt for up to two years without completing a hunter education course. Certain restrictions apply, and anyone certified as an apprentice must be accompanied by a certified mentor.
For more information, visit https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter-education.
Eureka Middle School
335 6th St. East
Eureka, MT 59917
Monday, March 20, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday, March 27, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, March 28, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, March 30, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 1, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday, April 3, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, April 6, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Please note that class is seven evenings and one Saturday field day. Students must attend all classes in order to pass the course.
https://register-ed.com/events/view/194327
Please sign up online and bring your signed paperwork to the first night of class.
Please contact Megan Strom (406)249-6018 with questions.
You must cancel your registration before Sunday, March 19 at 7:00pm CDT.
Age Policy
All registrants for this event must be 10 years of age by April 6, 2023.