Wolf trapper education classes set for Easter Sunday

Two wolf trapper education classes will be taught at the Panhandle Regional Office on April 4, Easter Sunday. Pre-registration is required.

Classes for a total of four hours will be limited to 20 students to allow for physical distancing. The classes are on Easter Sunday due to instructor availability.

Anyone intending to trap wolves in Idaho must attend a wolf trapper education class prior to purchasing wolf trapping tags. Anyone intending to trap wolves who did not hold an Idaho trapping license prior to 2011 is required to take both trapper and wolf-trapper education.

Wolves are being targeted by Idaho's and Montana's elected leaders.

Idaho legislators are considering a bill that would "allow the use of snowmobiles, ATVs, powered parachutes and other methods to hunt and kill wolves year-round and with no limits in most of Idaho."

The goal is to kill 1,000 wolves and reduce the population from 1,500 to 500.

Montana legislators are considering a bill that would allow private groups to reimburse expenses for hunters and trappers who kill wolves.

Registration is online only: bit.ly/3riK2Tb

Info: 208-769-1414

— Idaho Department of Fish and Game