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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]
Montana River Action's mission is to protect and restore rivers, streams and other water bodies. [10] Montana Wildlife Federation - Dedicated to conservation and preservation of Montana's wildlife, lands, waters and Montana fair-chase hunting and fishing heritage; Prioritizing public access to public wildlife and public lands. [11]
Subsequent protection from hunting and wolf control programs may have contributed to increased numbers but suppression of forest fires probably was the most important factor, since moose here depend on mature fir forests for winter survival. Surveys in the late 1980s suggested a total park population of fewer than 1000 moose.
North American hunting pre-dates the United States by thousands of years and was an important part of many pre-Columbian Native American cultures. Native Americans retain some hunting rights and are exempt from some laws as part of Indian treaties and otherwise under federal law [1] —examples include eagle feather laws and exemptions in the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the lower 48 states of the United States, [3] and the largest in Montana. [4] Created in 1936, [5] it was originally called the Fort Peck Game Range. [6] It was renamed in 1963 after Montana artist Charles M. Russell, a famous painter of the American West. [3]
A separate section of the forest north of Livingston, Montana, is located in the Crazy Mountains which rise over 7,000 ft (2,100 m) above the Great Plains to the east. The forest includes two wilderness areas, the Absaroka–Beartooth and the Lee Metcalf , along with some of the tributaries for the Yellowstone , Madison , and Missouri rivers.
Grizzly bear, the Montana state animal, are also found in the county, but as an endangered species, hunting them is prohibited. Montana had the last huntable population of Grizzlies in the lower 48, allowing 10 bears a year (natural deaths, poaching and other causes of death were included in that total to decide when season closed) as late as ...
Fort Owen State Park is a historic preservation area owned by the state of Montana in the United States, located on the northern outskirts of the town of Stevensville, Montana. The park is named for Fort Owen , a mission and later trading post established in 1841 and named for trader John Owen.