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Education for the fastest-growing segment of hunters For our family, hunting gives us shared experiences, traditions and memories. I dont want it to die with my generation. 6:30 am, May 1, 2021 × Anika Pinke, 11, studied her actions and practiced carries with her grandfathers guns in preparation for her hunters safety test on April 17, 2021, in Wishek N.D. On average, North Dakota certifies 4,500 students annually in hunter education courses, with most of the classes oc...

Education for the fastest-growing segment of hunters For our family, hunting gives us shared experiences, traditions and memories. I dont want it to die with my generation. 6:30 am, May 1, 2021 × Anika Pinke, 11, studied her actions and practiced carries with her grandfathers guns in preparation for her hunters safety test on April 17, 2021, in Wishek N.D. On average, North Dakota certifies 4,500 students annually in hunter education courses, with most of the classes oc...

Education for the fastest-growing segment of hunters For our family, hunting gives us shared experiences, traditions and memories. I dont want it to die with my generation. 6:30 am, May 1, 2021 × Anika Pinke, 11, studied her actions and practiced carries with her grandfathers guns in preparation for her hunters safety test on April 17, 2021, in Wishek N.D. On average, North Dakota certifies 4,500 students annually in hunter education courses, with most of the classes oc...

Education for the fastest-growing segment of hunters For our family, hunting gives us shared experiences, traditions and memories. I dont want it to die with my generation. 6:30 am, May 1, 2021 × Anika Pinke, 11, studied her actions and practiced carries with her grandfathers guns in preparation for her hunters safety test on April 17, 2021, in Wishek N.D. On average, North Dakota certifies 4,500 students annually in hunter education courses, with most of the classes oc...

For our family, hunting gives us shared experiences, traditions and memories. I don't want it to die with my generation.

Doug Leier A year ago, the pandemic created a unique set of circumstances for the North Dakota hunter education program. With a goal of training safe hunters, the Game and Fish Department and hundreds of volunteer instructors were faced with a challenge – providing the necessary coursework and gun safety while adhering to safety protocols.   Brian Schaffer is the departments hunter education coordinator and explains how the transition evolved: “We developed and modified our home study cour...

Doug Leier: The outlook of North Dakota hunter education in 2021 In 2021, a combination of some of the traditional courses continues with the new available technology and instruction Written By: Doug Leier | × NDGF Hunter Ed coordinator Brian Schaffer, left, and Darren Becker (Bismarck), right, with a hunter education class. Even in the pandemic year, more than 3,500 students successfully completed the required coursework. N.D. Game and Fish photo A year ago, the pandemic created...

Individuals interested in taking a hunter education class in 2021 can do so by clicking on the education link at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department websi

2021 Hunter Education Classes Scheduled

The ongoing pandemic is causing city officials in Des Peres to take another look at its budget and consider adjustments. At a Jan. 11 work session, aldermen decided the budget needed to be more flexible and instructed staff to look for short- and long-term operation savings. “Sales tax for 2020 through November is almost 20% lower than 2019,” said City Administrator Doug Harms. “Our projections for 2020 year end are $2,435,000 lower than the 2020 budget anticipated.” The boa...