Hunting is part of the states’ grizzly management strategy. But details have yet to be worked out and state officials have consistently said any hunts would be limited to a small number of bears so
License sales down, however, for the state’s highly regarded hunt.
The new regulations on inland waters will be in effect starting March 1; however, fishing for northern pike is not allowed on these waters until the fishing opener on Saturday, May 12.
Harvest up from nearly 67,000 in 2016.
And mule deer buck harvest has increased for the fourth consecutive year, reaching record number in 2017.
Despite being down a bit, walleye numbers still higher than long-term average.
But removing antler-point restrictions will increase deer harvest, and that will no doubt be controversial.
A two-month mule deer hunt has been proposed in south-central Montana near where two bucks – which later tested positive for CWD – were killed earlier this fall.
Officials estimate recovery could take another two decades and nearly $180 million.
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