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Beat the rush: hunter education classes have openings

Cameron Dixon, 10, of Fall City, Wash., gets instruction in the use of a rifle from hunter education instructor Bob Cromwell during a hunter education class at the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club in Issaquah, Wash. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Cameron Dixon, 10, of Fall City, Wash., gets instruction in the use of a rifle from hunter education instructor Bob Cromwell during a hunter education class at the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club in Issaquah, Wash. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
Cameron Dixon, 10, of Fall City, Wash., gets instruction in the use of a rifle from hunter education instructor Bob Cromwell during a hunter education class at the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club in Issaquah, Wash. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

HUNTING — Spring and summer are the best times to get youths enrolled in hunter education courses that are pre-requisites for obtaining a hunting license.

Idaho reports openings are available in upcoming classes, unlike fall, when procrastinators vie for limited space in crowded classes.

Check on available classes in your areas online:

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog