Upcoming trapper, wolf trapper, hunter education classes in the Panhandle Region
From trapper to wolf trapper to hunter education, Idaho Fish and Game’s Panhandle Region has classes open for registration with more coming in the months ahead. Classes generally fill quickly, so if you’ve been waiting, now’s your chance!
With the holidays and hunting seasons now over, there’s no better time to get enrolled in a class and be ready for hunting and trapping seasons in 2025. Below is a list of classes currently open for registration.
Trapper education
• Feb. 7: Trapper certification in Sandpoint
• March 22: Trapper certification in Medimont
• April 11: Trapper certification in Athol
• June 6: Trapper certification in Coeur d’Alene
Wolf trapper education
• Feb. 8: Wolf trapper certification in Athol
• April 12: Wolf trapper certification in Sandpoint
• June 7: Wolf trapper certification in Coeur d’Alene
Hunter education
• Jan. 24: Hunter and bowhunter certification in Athol
• Feb. 14: Hunter and bowhunter certification in Sandpoint
• Feb. 19: Hunter and bowhunter certification in Athol
• April 23: Hunter and bowhunter certification in Athol (registration will open Feb. 18)
Why sign up for an instructor-led course?
Learn from experienced hunters/instructors: Maybe you have a question about something that wasn’t directly covered in the coursework, or maybe you just want a little more explanation. With instructor-led courses, you have the opportunity to dive a little deeper than what you find in the Hunter Education book. Instructors provide person-to-person interaction that you won’t find through a strictly online course.
It’s hands-on: In-person instruction provides a hands-on component to hunter education that simply isn’t available in the online format. So, what exactly do we mean by “hands-on?” While both the online and in-person courses cover the same information, in-person students have the benefit of putting the concepts they learn into practice under the guidance of Hunter Education instructors who can explain and demonstrate.
For example, in every instructor-led course (including hybrid courses), students have the opportunity to practice safe firearm handling with inert firearms in the classroom and receive specific training based on scenarios that most often lead to hunting-related accidents.
It’s affordable: The cost for enrolling in instructor-led certification courses is less than a box of shotgun shells: just $9.75.
To see a full list of instructor-led courses scheduled go to register-ed.com/programs/idaho.
Info: 208-769-1414
— Idaho Department of Fish and Game