The Montana Trappers Association will conduct a free trapper education class in Missoula, Saturday, Feb. 24, 8:30 a.m. to   4:30 p.m., at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) regional office, 3201 Spurgin Rd.

The class will include furbearer identification, regulations, safety, ethics, trapping techniques, equipment, demonstrations and fur handling. 

Class participants will receive a certificate of completion, the National Trappers Association trapping handbook, workbook and other informational material.  The class is open to the public, and an adult must accompany those under the age of 10.  Students should bring lunch, a pen and pad of paper. For more information and to register, contact Joe Miller at (406) 677-3608 or the Missoula FWP office at 542-5500.

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