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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said he should have known about a state-mandated certification class before trapping a wolf near Gardiner last month, an action for which he received a written warning.

Mountain West News Bureau first reported Monday that Gianforte trapped a wolf on Feb. 15 and received a written warning from game wardens for doing so without first completing a required certification course.Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks told the bureau that wardens have discretion in issuing citations or warnings, and typically used warnings as a means of education.

The governor was allowed to keep the wolf’s hide and skull and agreed to take the next available certification course.

In an interview Wednesday, Gianforte said he had been trying to successfully hunt, and more recently trap, a Montana wolf for a…