Spots open in July hunter ed class at Miles City

Seats are still available for an in-person Hunter Education class scheduled for July 22-24 in Miles City. To register, visit https://register-ed.com/programs/montana/32-montana-hunter-education-classroom-course. There is no cost to participate, but students must be at least 10 years of age by the time class starts.

Once registered, students must pick up study materials at the Miles City Fish, Wildlife & Parks office by Friday, July 15. They should read the manual and complete quizzes at the end of each chapter. Students are required to print and bring the forms on the registration site under "Related Files" to the first day of class, along with their workbooks. Parents or guardians must sign the permission form and are encouraged to attend the first 15 minutes of class.

Class on Friday, July 22 runs from 6-8 p.m. at the Miles City FWP headquarters. Class on Saturday runs from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at FWP. Sunday's class runs from 8-4 and includes a field day at nearby Spotted Eagle Recreation Area. Students should dress for field conditions and for the weather. Bring sack lunches and drinks for both days. Students who do not drive will need transportation to and from Spotted Eagle on Sunday.

All hands-on firearm training is done with inert firearms including a bolt-action rifle, lever-action rifle, break-action shotgun, pump shotgun, and auto-loading shotgun. The goal of the course is to help develop safe and responsible hunters. Topics covered include firearms safety, hunting ethics and responsibility, game processing, marksmanship, hunt planning/survival, and wildlife management. Students must attend all portions of the class to be certified.