Sign up for the spring hunter safety course will be on Monday April 25th at 6:30 p.m. at the Roundup Sportsmen’s Association shooting range, the first turn to the north, west of the golf course, on golf course road.
Students must be 10 or older to take and pass this course however, class size is limited to 30 and preference will be given to those students who are going to be 12 or older by January 16, 2023.
Students can register for the class online at http://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter/. A parent or guardian must accompany the student on April 25th and will be asked to stay for about 30 minutes. Hunter safety books will be handed out on April 25th and students will need to read the entire book and answer the questions at the end of each chapter before classes begin on May 2nd.
Students are required to attend all classes to pass the course, including the field day that will be held on Saturday, May 7th at the Roundup Sportsman’s Association’s shooting range.
The tentative schedule for spring classes is (dates/times may change if there are school related conflicts):
Monday, April 26
6:30-7:00 p.m. RSA Shooting Range Clubhouse
Monday, May 2
6:30-9:00 p.m. RSA Shooting Range Clubhouse
Tuesday, May 3
6:30-9:00 p.m. RSA Shooting Range Clubhouse
Wednesday, May 4
6:30-9:00 p.m. RSA Shooting Range Clubhouse
Thursday, May 5
6:30-9:00 p.m. RSA Shooting Range Clubhouse
Friday, May 6
6:30 p.m.-Finish RSA Shooting Range Clubhouse
Saturday, May 7
8:00 a.m.-noon (approximately) RSA Shooting Range
The test will be given on the 6th starting at 6:30 p.m. and takes most students under an hour to complete. A required field course will be held on Saturday the 7th. The field course will take students approximately 2.5 hours.
In the 2015 legislative session HB 140, creating the hunter apprentice hunting certificate, was enacted. The bill allows for students under the age of 12 to hunt and/or to take and qualify for a hunter safety certificate. Because class size is limited, preference will be given to students that will turn 12 by January 16, 2023 and overflow students will be asked to attend our hunter safety course offered in the fall of 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact Jay Newell at 320-1857.
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