In-person hunter education classes offered in Havre

Press release

Editor's note: This version corrects an incorrect number for Scott Hemmer submitted with the original press release.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education classroom course dates have been set for the Havre area for this year.

There will be at least two regular youth classroom courses offered this year. The courses will be held at Montana State University-Northern at Cowan Hall, Room 300, and are free of charge. The course dates are:

Class 1:

• March 16, 6-7 p.m., orientation

• March 20-24, 6-9 p.m., class

• March 25, field day/live shoot

Class 2:

• April 20, 6-7 p.m., orientation

• April 24-28, 6-9 p.m., class

• April 29, field day/live shoot.

In-person, instructor-led hunter education classroom courses are available to anyone age 10 and older and provide new hunters with a hands-on learning experience. 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.

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.

For youth to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2023 season, they must be 12 years old by Jan. 16, 2024. 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. Note: Classroom seats may be limited, and those students turning 12 or older may be given priority over younger students.

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

Students must be registered prior to attending a class or field course. To find a class and register, go to https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/education/hunter . Make sure to print, read and sign any necessary paperwork ahead of the class

If there are any questions, people can call lead instructors Rick Harman at 406-390-0556, Scott Hemmer at 406-390-7524, or the Havre FWP office at 406-265-6177.