JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Hunter education courses around the state are coming soon in North Dakota.

The North Dakota Game & Fish Department states that any person born after 1961 must complete a certified state or provincial hunter education course and present the certification card earned to the license vendor to purchase a North Dakota hunting license.

The exception is those who hunt only on land they own or operate or persons under 12 years of age.

Classes in the area are set in:

New Rockford – March 5th
Oakes March – 26th
Valley City – February 17th
Jamestown – March 23rd & 27th
Kulm – March 7th
and more

Game & Fish Wildlife Biologist Doug Leier says now is the time to begin signing up for hunter education classes.

You can click here for more information on classes and to sign up.

Leier also encourages residents to get their Spring turkey applications in before the February 12th deadline.

The spring turkey season opens April 11th. You can click here for more information.

Listen to Doug Leier every Thursday at 7:35 AM on Big Dog Country 95.5 FM with JD in the Morning.