(1) An apprentice must be accompanied by a mentor while hunting or trapping. The mentor must:
- (a) meet the requirements of 87-2-810, MCA;
- (b) possess a completed department-issued designation form;
- (c) only accompany one apprentice at a time;
- (d) remain within direct voice contact with the apprentice without the use of enhancement or transmittal devices, except prescription hearing aids; and
- (e) remain within direct sight of the apprentice without the use of any magnifying or enhancing aids except prescription eyewear.
- (2) Apprentice hunters 15 years of age or younger are allowed to hunt during any specified statewide youth season as provided in the regulations.
Authorizing statute(s): 87-1-201, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 87-2-810, MCA
History: NEW, 2015 MAR p. 1486, Eff. 9/25/15; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 280, Eff. 2/26/22; TRANS, from ARM 12.3.187, 2022 MAR p. 325, Eff. 3/12/22; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-297, Eff. 12/6/25.