Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Montana Trappers Association will offer a trapper education course Feb. 24 in Great Falls. This will be the only trapper education course held in north central Montana this winter.

The free course will run 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. be held at the Great Falls FWP office, 4600 Giant Springs Road. To pre-register call FWP at 454-5840.

MTA instructors will emphasize trapper ethics, trapping heritage, and trap sets. An FWP game warden will be on hand to talk about trapping regulations. Instructors will show actual trap sets and techniques.

People of all ages are invited to attend and bring a lunch. Students who complete the course receive a certification card. The course is not mandatory for trappers but it is strongly recommended.