A Butler County man has been honored by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners as the 2009 Hunter-Trapper Education Instructor of the year.

Jim Daley, of Cranberry Township, is involved in at least seven classes each year, and is the lead instructor for some of those classes. He spearheaded the first Skills Station class in the district. He also serves as an instructor for the Northwest Region orientation class for new instructors, and is a certified remedial Hunter Education Instructor.

Daley is a graduate of Knoch High School and Penn State, where he earned an undergraduate degree in environmental resource management.  He also earned a master’s certificate in project management, and is a project management professional.