Hunting educators to be awarded
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Hunting educators
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News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
LAKE COUNTY — Hunter and Bowhunter Education instructors will receive service awards from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the annual Region 1 Instructor Workshop Saturday, March 1 at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell.
A total of 34 instructors will receive service awards ranging from five to 40 years of service. All service award recipients receive a plaque. Those with 10 years of service will receive an engraved knife and instructors who have taught 20 years will be awarded a belt buckle. A number of other awards will also be presented.
Locally, Tony Santorno of Charlo and James Jones and Rud Knudsen of Polson will receive a 15-year hunter education award; Nick Larsson of St. Ignatius and Dan McClure of Ronan will receive a 5-year award.
McClure will also be honored for instructing bowhunter education for five years, along with Larry Rattray of Proctor for teaching 20 years.
All hunter and bowhunter education instructors are volunteers for FWP. They provide safety, ethics, and firearms and archery equipment handling training to young students across Montana. In Region 1 (northwest Montana) more than 300 instructors train about 2,000 students each year.
