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Under Montana state law, each county was also authorized to hire one game warden, but a lack of funds and interest led to no wardens being hired. [5] By 1900, only four of Montana's then-24 counties had game wardens. [5] The Montana State Legislature established the state Fish and Game Board in 1895. [6]
The deadline to comment on Montana's 2024-25 hunting regulations is Nov. 21. On Nov. 14, FWP hosted a public information meeting about the proposed changes in Region 1.
Nov. 24—Montana's general deer and elk hunting season will end on Sunday, Nov. 26. So far this season, more than 8,100 hunters have appeared at regional game check stations in northwest Montana.
Among Montana's mammals, three are listed as endangered or threatened and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks lists a number of species as species of concern. [2] Species are listed by common and scientific names, as per R. S. Hoffman and D. L. Pattie, A Guide to Montana Mammals, 1968. [3]
Moose and bears can both run about 35 miles per hour, so there's no chance that you can outrun either of them. Grizzly bears are scary apex predators who are known to attack people.
The moose calf crop has been declining since the fires of 1988. During that summer there was also high predation of moose by grizzly bears in small patches of surviving timber. The winter following the fires many old moose died, probably as a combined result of the loss of good moose forage and a harsh winter.
They have more than 80,000 acres (32,000 ha) enrolled in Block Management Program managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. [26] [93] Annual drawings are held for the opportunity to harvest bison. [94] The bison are not considered wildlife to be hunted but as livestock as they roam within the fenced 27,000 acres (11,000 ha) Sun Prairie unit. [95]
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