Fall hunters education class open for registration

PABLO — Registration for the Fall Hunter Education course will be Monday, August 2nd, in Room 118 at the Beaverhead Math and Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 18 to registration.

By state law, anyone born after January 1, 1985 must have completed the Hunter Education Course to buy a hunting license in Montana. The minimum age for hunting in Montana is 12.

Volunteer instructors will teach the Hunters Education course beginning August 2 -5 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each evening. A field course is scheduled for Friday, August 6.

All hunter education classes are free of charge and open to hunters and non-hunters alike. Some students take the courses for the firearm safety and outdoor survival information, even if they don't plan to hunt.

For more information on Hunters Education courses call Lead Instructor, Virgil Rinke at 676-8132 or Instructor, Germaine White, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Natural Resources Department at 883-2888 extension 7299.