Hunter education courses offered free in Northwest Montana

Hunter education classes and a trapper education field day in Northwest Montana this fall are open for registration. All in-person classes are free. Students must be at least 10 years old to take a hunter education class.  

The following hunter education classroom classes are currently scheduled in Northwest Montana: 

Eureka, starting Sept. 3 

Columbia Falls, starting Sept. 9 

Bigfork, starting Sept. 11 

Kalispell, starting Sept. 23 

Kila, starting Sept. 16 

Additional classes in other regional communities could become available no later than October. To sign up for a class or find other classes across the state, visit https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter-education. 

Students ages 12 through 17 who take hunter or bowhunter education online will also be required to pass an in-person field day. A field day for online students in the Flathead Valley will be scheduled later this fall. 

The heart of Montana’s hunter, bowhunter and trapper education programs is the corps of dedicated volunteer instructors. To learn about becoming an instructor, visit https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/education/volunteer-instructors