Montana’s Wolf hunting season closed Tuesday with hunters and trappers killing 272, the fewest in the last four years. Fish Wildlife and Parks’ annual population estimate will not be compiled and released until this summer. Last year that estimate pegged populations at about 1,200 animals a statewide number officials say has been r...
Wolf Trapping Closed In Southwest Montana
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to stop wolf hunting and trapping in southwest Montana when 82 wolves are killed five more than had been taken by hunter or trappers by Friday. The area was previously managed under low quotas to limit taking of wolves important for the park’s tourism industry. National Park Service officials ...
Wolf Trapping Season Begins Next Week
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks announced the opening of wolf trapping season Tuesday for the northwestern south-central and northeastern parts of the state. According to MTN News Montana wolf trappers are able to bait their traps which biologists have indicated may lead to conflicts with grizzlies before they’ve entered hibernation. Wolves ar...