Hunter and bowhunter education instructors from north central Montana were honored recently in Great Falls.
One Glacier County hunter education instructor – Don Crail – was honored for 50 years of teaching.
Crail, of Cut Bank, had his name placed a Hunter Education Hall of Fame plaque that hangs in the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 4 office in Great Falls.
Besides Crail, 25 other instructors received service awards in January ranging from 5 to 30 years. All award recipients receive a plaque; additional awards include: an engraved knife for 10 years, an FWP belt buckle or jewelry for 20 years, a monetary award for 30 years, a monogrammed jacket for 40 years, and a hall of fame plaque for 50 years.
In FWP Region 4, almost 300 volunteers teach hunter and bowhunter education. These instructors certify about 1,000 students each year.
Region 4 hunter-bowhunter instructor awards by county:
50 years hunter education
Don Crail – Glacier
30 years hunter education
Curt Butler – Chouteau
Jodie Butler – Chouteau
Wendy Kamm – Chouteau
25 years hunter education
David Kalina – Fergus
25 years bowhunter education
Ralph Corbett – Petroleum
Larry Eloff – Liberty
Dan Rooney – Meagher
20 years hunter education
Dean Easton – Cascade
George Edelberg – Cascade
Mary McGivern – Cascade
Kevin Mitchell – Toole
Andrew Oestreich – Fergus
Ron Osborne – Glacier
15 years bowhunter education
Pam Martin – Cascade
15 years hunter education
Lance Juedeman – Chouteau
Dan Roat – Fergus
Kale Sandman – Petroleum
David Schwarzbach – Chouteau
Brian Williams – Cascade
10 years bowhunter education
Todd Dotseth – Cascade
10 years hunter education
Ray Wrobel Jr. – Cascade
5 years bowhunter education
Daniel Anthony – Liberty
5 years hunter education
Daniel Anthony – Liberty
Jeffery Russell – Fergus
Paul Wild – Fergus
