Hunter Education In-Person Class Offered In Scobey

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for Scobey, with an in-person classroom course starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, at Scobey High School. Class will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday with a field day on Saturday, June 22. All in-person hunter education classes are free of charge.

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.

For youth to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2024 season, hunters must be 12 years old by Jan. 16, 2025. Students aged 10 and 11 can take an in-person course and hunt as an apprentice but will not be fully certified until the year they turn 12.

Students must be registered prior to attending a class. To find a class and register, go to https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/education/hunter. More information about the class will be on the registration page. Make sure to print, read and sign any necessary paperwork ahead of the class.

Classroom students are asked to pick up a hunter education manual at Hometown Hardware in Scobey, and need to read the chapters and complete chapter quizzes before class begins.

If there are any questions, please contact course instructor Garrett Backman at 406-783-7083.