Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education classroom course dates have been set for the Havre area for this year, and there are two more courses offered this spring. The courses will be held at MSU-Northern at Cowan Hall, room 300, and are free of charge. The course dates are as follow:

Class 2:

April 4, 6-7 p.m.- orientation

April 8-12- class

April 13- field day/live shoot

Class 3:

May 9, 6-7 p.m.- orientation

May 13-17- class

May 18- field day/live shoot

For youth to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2019 season, they must be 12-years old by January 16, 2020. 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.

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

To register and learn more about the hunter education classes offered, please go to the FWP website at http://www.fwp.mt.gov and look under the “Education” tab. If there are any questions, please call the Havre FWP office at 265-6177.