Registration is open for a trapper education course in northwest Montana, which will be held Dec. 7 and 8. This is a general trapper education class conducted by Montana Fur Harvesters instructors and is not required of trappers but it is strongly recommend.

In the course, Montana Trapper Education, instructors will emphasize trapper ethics, regulations, trapping heritage, and trap sets. Instructors will show actual trap sets and techniques with special attention to avoiding non-target species

This is not a wolf trapper certification class.

The class will be held at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Headquarters, 490 North Meridian Road in Kalispell on Dec. 7 from 6-9 p.m. The following day, it will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Flathead Valley Clay Target Club north of Kalispell.

People of all ages are invited to attend. For more information about the course, email mtfurs@gmail.com or call 250-6038.

To register for the course, stop by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on North Meridian Road in Kalispell, or call FWP at 752-5501. Registrants will receive pre-course materials and the course schedule.