Hunter and Bowhunter Education Near Whitehall

Hunter and Bowhunter Education events have been scheduled in several locations throughout southwestern Montana. Many of these classes are or will soon be open for registration.

All in-person classes are free. Students must be at least 10 years old to take a Hunter Education classroom course. Students must be at least 11 years old to take a Bowhunter Education classroom course. Students ages 12 through 17 who take Hunter or Bowhunter Education online are required to complete an in-person field day.

The following Hunter Education classroom courses are scheduled in the region:

Butte: starting March 24

Twin Bridges: starting March 24

Clancy: starting March 27

Dillon: starting April 7

Helena: starting April 11

Bozeman: starting April 21

Logan: starting May 5

Helena: starting May 16

Belgrade: starting June 6

Clyde Park: starting June 30

Livingston: starting July 21

The following Hunter Education field days for online students are scheduled in the region:

Bozeman: March 15

Helena: March 20 & March 27

Butte: April 5

Logan: April 26 & June 17

There is a Bowhunter Education classroom course scheduled in Livingston to begin April 1. Another Bowhunter Education class will be scheduled in Twin Bridges in April. A field day for students who complete Bowhunter Education online is scheduled in Helena for March 27.

Hunter and Bowhunter Education courses are being planned in other areas. FWP’s website will be updated periodically as more classes are arranged. To see what classes are available or to sign up, click here.

Hunter, Bowhunter and Trapper Education classes are taught by skilled volunteer instructors, offering hands-on learning experiences and opportunities for students to ask questions of experienced instructors. Students learn how to handle firearms and other equipment safely, basic survival skills, hunting ethics, wildlife management, game identification, landowner-hunter relations, and Montana hunting laws and regulations.

Montana law requires that anyone born after Jan. 1, 1985, complete a Hunter Education class or qualify as a youth apprentice hunter before purchasing a Montana hunting license. All first-time bowhunters must complete a Bowhunter Education course or show proof of a prior year’s archery license from another state or province before purchasing a Montana bow and arrow license.