Become a Hunter Education Instructor

Are you a safe and responsible rifle or bow hunter? Would you like to share your hunting skills with youth and others? Becoming an Idaho hunter education instructor can be a rewarding volunteer activity and it is easy. First you need to attend a new instructor orientation. New instructor orientation outlines how to organize the class, select meeting sites, how to order supplies and how to get students registered and finally certified. Instructors learn how to use lesson plans, how to teach using various methods, and how to employ effective teaching styles. Orientations are scheduled on the following dates: Blackfoot, 6 p.m. Monday, February 2; Blackfoot River Bowman Archery Range. Preston, 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 3; Larson-Sant Library, 109 S 1st E. Pocatello, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 4; Idaho Department of Fish and Game region office, at 1345 Barton Rd. Soda Springs, 6 p.m. Thursday, February 5, Caribou Co. Search and Rescue, 40 W Center, Soda Springs. To reserve your place at the orientation nearest you or to learn more about the hunter education program, please contact Terri Bergmeier at 251-6510. The heart of Idaho's Hunter Education Program is the corps of volunteers who provide the instruction. Hunter education instructors stand as examples of what each new hunter should be in ethics, behavior and responsibility to themselves, landowners, other hunters and the resource.