Hunter ed instructors honored for service
From left, Ken Quitt, Gary DeMoss and John Benda are 3 of over 100 volunteer instructors with Montana FWP. Quitt has 10 years as both a bow and hunter education instructor. DeMoss resides in Washington but travels to Mineral County every year to help teach hunter education. Benda teaches the bow education and with 30 years of service he is the county lead instructor and organizer. The three were recognized at a workshop and awards luncheon held in Missoula. Mineral County had a strong showing of volunteerism with this program. (Photo by Debra Regan)
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks honored the service of its volunteer Hunter, Bowhunter, and Trapper education instructors at a workshop and awards luncheon this month in Missoula.
Montana's Hunter, Bowhunter and Trapper Education program is made possible by a group of dedicated volunteer instructors that collectively teach hundreds of classes each year around the state. In west-central Montana, over 100 volunteer instructors teach approximately 1,000 students annually, and some instructors have spent decades with the program.
Two instructors, Dave Tweet of Missoula and Gordon Pierson of Deer Lodge, were recognized for 40 years of service in the Hunter Education program. John Benda of Superior and Neil Maier of Frenchtown received 30-year service awards for the Bowhunter Education program, and Patricia Culver of Missoula was recognized for 30 years in the Hunter Education program.
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