Courtesy MT FWP

Every year, a new generation of trappers takes to the mountains and plains of Montana. Those new trappers need training and instruction, not only for safety and ethics, but also on how to truly enjoy the outdoor experience. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks needs volunteer instructors for the new Trapper Education Program across the state.

Beginning in the 2022 trapping season, Montana will require aspiring trappers to complete a mandatory trapper education program.

“We are excited to offer this brand-new education program,” said Wayde Cooperider, outdoor skills and safety supervisor for FWP. “Our goal for trapper education is to impart the knowledge and skills to be an ethical, safe, legal, responsible and humane trapper.”

Just like Montana’s Hunter and Bowhunter Education Programs, the heart of the Trapper Education Program will be a corps of dedicated volunteer trapper instructors.

“These instructors will stand as examples of how each trapper should demonstrate ethics, behavior, and responsibility to themselves, landowners, other outdoor users and the resource,” Cooperider said.

Many instructors say there is no greater reward than hearing a former student tell the story of their first successful trapping or hunting experience.

Those interested in applying to become a trapper education instructor can visit https://fwp. mt.gov/hunt/education/volunteer-instructors, or can call Cooperider at 406-444-9947 for more details and an application.

Library Notes

December 16

Happy Holidays !! Library will be closed December 24th, 25th, 31st, and January 1, 2022.

Recent adult fiction: “The Judge’s List” by John Grisham; “Mercy” by David Baldacci; “Game On” by Janet Evanovich; “Better Off Dead” by Lee Child; “The Last Green Valley” by Mark Sullivan; “The Sentence” by Louise Erdrich; “Robert B. Parker’s Stone’s Throw – A Jesse Stone Novel” by Mike Lupica, “When Crickets Cry” by Charles Martin; and “Wish You Were Here” by Jodi Picoult

“The Stranger in the Lifeboat” by Mitch Albom in memory of John Mangen from Jerry & Sylvia Landa: The Wine Makers Wife” by Kristin Harmel in memory of Marie Scoville from Phillip & Tammy Simmons; “Go Tell the Bees That I Have Gone” by Diana Gabaldon in memory of Carol Lambert from Barbara Erling; “The Dark Hours” by Michael Connelly in memory of Carol Lambert from Barbara Erling; “Never” by Ken Follett in memory of Betty Moullet from Brenda Minow and Marilyn & Barry Emmons; “The Wish” by Nicholas Sparks in memory of Doris Turnbough from Liz Riter & Laura Lambert; “Forgiving Paris” by Karen Kingsbury in memory of Carol Lambert from Barbara Erling; “Back Door People” by Lee Pitts in memory of John Mangen from Gordon & Deb Archer; “The People Who Live at the End of Dirt Roads” by Lee Pitts in memory of John Mangen from Steve Graff; “Forever My Own” by Tracie Peterson in memory of Marie Scoville from Phillip & Tammy Simmons; “The Forest of Vanishing Stars” by Kristin Harmel in memory of Carol Lambert by Barbara Erling; “A Conspiracy of Bones” and “The Bone Code” by Kathy Reichs in memory of Marie Scoville from Randy Sullivan & Dick Jesse; and “The Blue Man” by John Moore (Miles City author) in memory of Charley Emmons from Gail Robins, Randy Sullivan and Jess & Connie Barnhart.

Library Hours are 10 am to 5 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 12 to 6 pm Wednesday, and 10 am to 2 pm Saturday.