Montana Wolves
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Is one state doing a better job than the other on the hunt? I think it’s still too soon to say, and too soon on the quotas too. Wolves killed picked up quickly in Idaho as more elk and deer hunts opened. Now the number killed is slowing down, but wait until there is more…
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Bill includes funding to reimburse for wolf kills, but may also contain money for proactive measures- From what I’ve read, this sounds pretty good to me for wildlife and outdoors in Montana. Great Falls Tribune.
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Columbia Falls man cited for poaching two wolves- Although it is wolf hunting season in Montana, one NW Montanan couldn’t wait. He shot two wolves along Whale Creek Road in the North Fork Flathead drainage on Oct. 9. He plead guilty and paid a large fine for a wolf violation, a $1,135 fine. A third…
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Montana’s wolf hunt did not have a slow start like Idaho’s- Out of the quota of 75, already 23 wolves have been killed. In total eleven wolves were shot over the weekend. The entire state was open to hunting for just 3 days. Southern Montana’s quota was filled on Sunday with the hunt ending at…
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Remainder of the wolf quota was filled on the first day of the general hunt in district 3 (southern Montana)- Mont. shuts down wolf hunting in one of three districts. By The Montana Standard News Services – 10/26/2009
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Until now only limited parts of the state have been open of wolf hunting- Now many hunters will be looking for wolves statewide along with many elk and deer hunts- Hunters being given chance to manage wolves. By Rob Chaney. The Missoulian Montana’s wolf quota of 75 is small compared to Idaho’s 220, despite Idaho’s…
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It’s good to know some data is actually being collected- This is interesting although based on only 9 kills and all in the A-B Wilderness north of Yellowstone. Details provide insight to first hunts. Billings Gazette.
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Big livestock operator says there are too many wolves; so bans hunters in protest- Rancher halts public hunting. Hirschy protests wolf policy, withdraws from state program. By Nick Gevock. Montana Standard. The Big Hole country is mostly very nice, but there ought to be a public land access program started where access for the public…