Local hunters’ education class announced
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LAKE COUNTY – Classes for the Polson, Ronan and Pablo spring hunter education course will start Tuesday, March 5, in room 118 of the Beaverhead math and science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo. All classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m and sign-in opens at 6 p.m.
Students are required to register online now at fwp.mt.gov. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 18 to the first class. Please bring signed forms from online registration. This is the only class scheduled this spring in Lake County, for now.
Required: student course manuals must be read and all the questions answered at the end of each chapter before the first class night, March 5. No one will be allowed to take the class without this requirement completed.
Participants can pick up manuals with instructions at Westland Seed in Ronan or Murdoch's, Walmart or at the Tribal License Office in Polson.
Individuals 10 years of age or older at the start of the class may be certified upon successfully completing the course. Anyone born after Jan. 1, 1985, must complete a hunter education course before buying a hunting license in Montana. The course is free of charge.
Classes start Tuesday, March 5, through Thursday, March 7. A mandatory field course is scheduled for Sunday, March 10, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The mandatory written test will be on Monday, March 11.
Participants must attend all classes and the field day and be on time to be certified. All hunter education classes are free of charge and open to hunters and non-hunters alike. Some students take the course for the firearm safety and outdoor survival information, even if they don’t plan to hunt.
Adults, please feel free to attend as many classes as you can with your children. I encourage you to take the test and take part in the field day with your student. We provide all the firearms and ammunition; participants are not allowed to bring either to the classes or the field day.
For registration and updates, check the online class schedule at http://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter/hunterEd.html. For more information on the Polson, Ronan, Pablo education course call lead instructor Tom Fieber at 406-250-3386.
