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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.
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]
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 ...