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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]
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]
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.
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.
Montana is home to diverse fauna including 14 amphibian, [157] 90 fish, [158] 117 mammal, [159] 20 reptile, [160] and 427 bird [161] species. Additionally, more than 10,000 invertebrate species are present, including 180 mollusks and 30 crustaceans. Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states. [162]
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.
It further notes that "reasonable age verification methods" can take the form of "a digitized identification card" or some other system that either checks a user's "government-issued ...