Opportunity for Public Comment:

2010-2011 Proposed Hunting Seasons

Thank you for your interest in FWP's 2010-2011 hunting season proposals. The comment period closed Friday, January 22. [Learn more]

Proposals for Peregrine Falcon Take and Shed Antler Hunting

FWP invites you to comment on the Peregrine Falcon Take and Shed Antler Hunting on WMA's proposals adopted by the FWP Commission on January 14, 2010.

• Interested Persons Letter ( 31 KB)
• Comment on proposals for Peregrine Falcon Take and Shed Antler Hunting
  (Comments must be received by February 19, 2010, by 5 PM.)

Elkhorn Mountain Elk Observations Pilot Project

• Invitation to Participate ( 50 KB)
• Report Elk Observations

2010 Licenses

Available Licenses—2010 licenses will be available for purchase online, at FWP Offices, and at FWP License Providers starting February 16, 2010. We have provided a complete listing of all available licenses, for residents and nonresidents, deadlines to apply, and costs. [Learn more]

Nonresidents Deer & Elk Combination Licenses—Find out everything you need to know, as a nonresident, about the 2010Deer & Elk Combination License. [Learn more]

Into the Meat Locker

Behind the closed doors of a game processing facility.

Like many big game hunters, I butcher the wild animals I kill. It started simply as a way to learn how they were put together. Then I realized I preferred maintaining full control and supervision of my harvest from field to freezer. [Full Story]

Becoming Bear Aware

As Montana's grizzly numbers grow and the bears remain active well into the big game season, hunters need to be more alert than ever. [Full Story]

A Few Important Questions

FWP winter phone surveys are the best way to determine game animal harvest, hunter effort, and other essential information biologists use to manage Montana's wildlife populations. [Full Story]

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