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Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) introduces women to different outdoor skills such as fishing, hunting, shooting, archery, orienteering, camp cooking, kayaking, and much more. BOW provides participants with information, encouragement, and hands-on instruction.

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This summer, local Helena Conservation groups will collaborate to host a series of educational walks. These groups include Lewis and Clark Conservation District, Montana Historical Society, Prickly Pear Land Trust, Helena Lewis and Clark National Forest, Helena Parks & Recreation, the Montana Discovery Foundation, FWP’s Montana WILD, Exploration Works, Lake Helena Watershed Group, Department of Agriculture, Helena Field School, Montana Audubon and the Montana History Foundation. Every Tuesday and Thursday starting June 18th through August 22nd, one of the partner groups will be leading a one-hour outdoor educational walk in the Helena area. June and July walks will start at 6:00 pm MST and August walks will start at 7:00 pm MST. Each walk will focus on a different topic with topics including bird ecology, historic architecture, wildflowers, geology, and more! Locations will vary with each presentation. Attendance is limited to twenty people per walk and signup will be open to the public 14 days before each event. Please ensure that you register each member of your party. To ensure a positive experience for all, some of these walks do have an age limit. Please check the description of each walk for age limits and the description of trail difficulty.

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View upcoming events and register for the state-required Montana Trapper Education Field Day. You cannot show up at a Field Day without registering first.

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Select this program to view upcoming events and register for the Montana Bowhunter Education Classroom Course. You cannot show up at a Bowhunter Education Classroom Course without registering first.

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Students age 12 – 17 are required to take an in-person field day after completing the online course and receiving their field day qualifier certificate. Consistent with FWP’s licensing laws, students who are currently 11 and who will turn 12 by Jan. 16 of the current license year (March – Feb.) may take online Bowhunter Education and the requisite field day. Adults 18+ may take the field day to gain hands-on experience, though it is not required for this age group... The field day offers essential in-person, hands-on, experience in handling archery equipment, tree stand use, hunting ethics, landowner relations, blood trailing, bear awareness, and more. Students must demonstrate proficiency in safety and hunting ethics to receive full certification and will be required to retake the field day if they cannot demonstrate proficiency.

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Select this program to view upcoming events and register for the Montana Hunter Education Classroom Course. You cannot show up at a Hunter Education Classroom Course without registering first.

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Students age 12 – 17 are required to take an in-person field day after completing the online course and receiving their field day qualifier certificate. Consistent with FWP’s licensing laws, students who are currently 11 and who will turn 12 by Jan. 16 of the current license year (March – Feb) may take online Hunter Education and the requisite field day. Adults 18 and older may take the field day to gain hands-on experience, though it is not required for this age group. The field day provides essential in-person, hands-on, experience in firearm handling, live-fire (in some locations), hunting ethics, landowner relations, and more. Students must demonstrate proficiency in firearm handling and hunting ethics and will be required to retake the field day if they cannot demonstrate proficiency.

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In partnership with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC), the Friends of the GNFAC offer free avalanche awareness classes.

Based in Bozeman, Montana, the GNFAC covers an area of approximately 10,000 square kilometers, including the Bridger, Gallatin, and Madison Ranges, the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone, and the mountains around Cooke City.

The Friends of the GNFAC is a non-profit with a mission to support avalanche awareness and education through a partnership with the GNFAC. For more information, see http://www.mtavalanche.com/.

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Montana’s Snowmobile Clubs provide many fun and exciting events throughout the year. Browse the listed events and find one to attend.

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To obtain a snowmobile operator's safety certificate, a person must attend and successfully complete a Montana-approved snowmobile safety education course. Classes are taught by volunteer instructors across the state.

Those riders who do not possess a valid driver’s license must take and successfully complete a Montana-approved snowmobile safety course for riding on specially-designated roads in Montana.

Interested in learning more about avalanche safety? Visit Backcountry Ascender for a free online avalanche education tool.

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Select this program to view upcoming events and register for the Montana Wolf Trapping Certification Class. You cannot show up at a Wolf Trapping Certification Class without registering first.