Pilot IST In Spokane - July 26

(An open invitation from Chuck Ray, eastern Washington hunter education field coordinator.)

Please reserve Saturday, July 26th for an important training date!

I have scheduled a pilot, in-service training (IST) for the 2009 chief instructor (C.I.) IST requirement, for July 26th at the Spokane Gun Club. The times will be from 8 am till noon.

You are invited to helps us pave the way for the new in-service training requirement for 2009. We want your input and ideas on how the new IST format should look. There will be four subject topics for the training; which will be the revamping of the instructor’s evaluation matrix, enforcement participation in the classroom, on-line hunter education update and an update on class registration via the Internet. Staff attending will be; Lt. Steve Crown, Mik Mikitik, Mike Kuttle, Captain Mike Whorton and other Region One enforcement officers.

Due to space constraints, I must limit participation to 50 chief instructors, so register early. If you plan on attending, you will need to pre-register by July 21st no later than noon. The club will be open for trap or skeet shooting after our meeting, so bring a shotgun along and enjoy an afternoon of killing some clay birds. Shooting will be on your own hook.

If you have any questions please call me in Ephrata at 1-800-468-5006.

NOTE: Attendance at the pilot training program is optional--not required--and there is no reimbursement offered for per diem or mileage for this pilot program.

Two Region 5 Instructor Incentive Deer Permits Remaining

Two instructor incentive deer permits remain available for Region 5 (southwest Washington).

If you (1) submitted an application earlier this year, (2) are eligible to receive an instructor incentive permit, and, (3) have not previously received an instructor incentive permit, you can be a lucky winner! Just e-mail Mik (mikitmjm@dfw.wa.gov) or call the Olympia office (360-902-8408) and claim it. It's that simple!

More information on the instructor incentive permits is found in other blog articles or on page 95 of the 2008 Big Game Hunting Seasons & Regulations pamphlet.