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Wolf trapping certification courses scheduled |
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September 8, 2015 |
Idaho rules require prospective wolf trappers to
successfully complete a Wolf Trapper
Certification course before they can purchase
wolf trapping tags.
For those planning to trap wolves this winter,
nine courses are scheduled over the next three
months at Fish and Game offices throughout the
state. All courses run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
- Coeur d' Alene: 2 courses, Friday, September
25 and Saturday, September 26, IDFG Panhandle
Regional Office, 2885 West Kathleen Avenue.
- Lewiston: Saturday, September 12, IDFG
Clearwater Regional Office, 3316 16th Street.
- Pocatello: Saturday, October 3, IDFG Southeast
Regional Office, 1345 Barton Road.
- Salmon: Saturday, Saturday, October 3, 2015,
IDFG Salmon Regional Office, 99 Highway 93
North.
- Idaho Falls: Saturday, November 7, IDFG Upper
Snake Regional Office, 4279 Commerce Circle.
- Nampa: Saturday, November 14, IDFG Southwest
Regional office, 3101 S. Powerline Road.
- Jerome: Saturday, November 14, IDFG Magic
Valley Regional Office, 324 S. 417 E. Suite #1.
- McCall: Saturday, November 21, IDFG office,
555 Deinhard Lane.
The course includes 6.5 hours of instruction
including both classroom and field experience.
Advance registration is required, and
participants can register at the regional office
or online at
http://register-ed.com/programs/idaho/148-wolf-trapper-instructor-led-course.
For more information, contact the respective
Fish and Game office.
All courses are taught by experienced trappers,
trained and certified to provide students with
both classroom study and interactive, hands-on
training. The courses cover a wide variety of
topics including wolf biology, wolf behavior and
management, wolf trapping techniques, proper
care of a hide for maximum value, and harvest
reporting requirements. On-site demonstrations
in the field include making trap sets free of
human scent, rigging snares, placing diverters
to avoid non-target catches, and trap site
selection.
All instructors and assisting Fish and Game
staff have expertise in furbearer management,
trapping laws and ethics, responsible trapping,
proper equipment and trapping techniques.
The registration fee is $8 per student. Those
registering online by credit card will be
charged an added convenience fee of $1.75.
Registrants must be at least nine years of age
to take the course.
Students successfully completing the
certification course receive an Idaho Wolf
Trapper Certification Card that enables them to
purchase wolf trapping tags. Certified wolf
trappers may purchase up to five gray wolf
trapping tags per trapping season.
Fish and Game also offers a general furbearer
trapping class that is different from the Wolf
Trapper Certification class. The general
furbearer trapping class does not qualify people
for the purchase of wolf trapping tags. When
registering, please be certain to sign up for
the course you actually want to take. |
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