Juneau rifle and scope classes open now, with fewer than 10 spots each

Juneau hunters have two narrow windows for hands-on firearms training this summer, and both are close to filling. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Alaskans Afield program has opened registration for a Basic Rifle class on Saturday, Aug. 1 and a Scope Mounting class on Tuesday, Aug. 11, both at the Juneau Hunter Education Shooting Complex on Montana Creek Road; participants must be at least 12.

The Basic Rifle class runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and costs $64, with 7 spots remaining. The Scope Mounting class is a three-hour evening session priced at $15, with 8 spots open; it covers mounting, zeroing, and troubleshooting.

Registration is open now through the ADF&G Alaskans Afield Juneau page.