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2013 Season Dates
Printable 2013 Season Date Card	111 KB

Mountain Grouse

September 1 to January 1

Sage Grouse

September 1 to November 1

Sharp-tailed Grouse

September 1 to January 1

2013 Grouse Season Dates			Date Setting
	Start Date	End Date	Process
Mountain Grouse	September 1	January 1, 2014
Sage Grouse	September 1	November 1
Sharp-tailed Grouse	September 1	January 1, 2014

Partridge

September 1 to January 1 (some counties vary)

2013 Partridge Season Dates			Date Setting
	Start Date	End Date	Process
Partridge	September 1	January 1, 2014

General

Saturday of Columbus Day weekend to January 1

Youth

Determined by the FWP Commission in August

2013 Pheasant Season Dates			Date Setting
	Start Date	End Date	Process
Pheasant
General	October 12	January 1, 2014
Youth	September 21	September 22

Spring

Second Saturday in April to 3rd Sunday in May

Fall

September 1 to January 1

2013 Turkey Season Dates			Date Setting
	Start Date	End Date	Process
Spring	April 13	May 19
Fall	September 1	January 1, 2014

Caution: Season dates vary by district, so please check the regulations.

2013 Upland Game Bird Regulations
The 2013 Upland Game Bird regulations will be posted approximately July 18, 2013.

2012 Upland Game Bird Regulations	Pages 1–12	1.1 MB
eBook Version

Current licenses and permits

All available licenses and permits

2013 Resident License Applications

2013 Spring Turkey Application	2013 application deadline has passed.
Application deadline was March 7, 2013

2013 Miscellaneous Licenses Application—mail-in application is not available for residents.
Residents must purchase the conservation license, fishing, and most general hunting licenses at an FWP office, FWP License Provider, or online.

2013 Nonresident License Applications

2013 Spring Turkey Application	2013 application deadline has passed.
Application deadline was March 7, 2013

2013 Nonresident Miscellaneous Licenses Application	28 KB
The Nonresident Miscellaneous License Application contains nonresident conservation, 2-day fishing, 10-day fishing, season fishing, upland game bird, general turkey, spring/fall black bear, bow & arrow license, archery and hunting access enhancement fee.

The 2013 UGBEP Access Guide and maps will be available in August 2013.

Download guide and maps

The 2012 UGBEP Access Guide and Regional maps are available for download. Please click on the links in the table below.

Printed guide and maps

You may also request a printed guide be sent to you. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to order your 2012 UGBEP Access Guide.

UGBEP Access Guide	6.2 MB
Map for Regions 1, 2, and 3
Web-view Map	4.1 MB
Printable Map (*See browser printing issues below this table)	1.2 MB
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 1)
NOTE: There are no UGBEP projects in Region 2 for 2012
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 3)
Map for Region 4
Web-view Map	6.3 KB
Printable Map (*See browser printing issues below this table)	1.5 MB
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 4)
Map for Region 5
Web-view Map	4.7 KB
Printable Map (*See browser printing issues below this table)	1.1 MB
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 5)
Map for Region 6 East
Web-view Map	4.7 MB
Printable Map (*See browser printing issues below this table)	1.1 MB
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 6)
Map for Region 6 Northeast
Web-view Map	2.2 MB
Printable Map (*See browser printing issues below this table)	595 KB
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 6)
Map for Region 6 West
Web-view Map	3.8 MB
Printable Map (*See browser printing issues below this table)	836 KB
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 6)
Map for Region 7 North
Web-view Map	4.7 MB
Printable Map (*See browser printing issues below this table)	1.3 KB
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 7)
Map for Region 7 South
Web-view Map	2.9 MB
Printable Map (*See browser printing issues below this table)	930 KB
Interactive UGBEP Hunt Planner Map (Region 7)

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Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program (UGBEP) Info

UGBEP Project Mapper

Use the UGBEP Project Mapper to locate enrolled project sites for UGBEP and Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters.

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Hunting for Upland Game Birds in Montana

Planning Your Upland Game Bird Hunt

Information on species - specific game bird information, including current hunting regulations and historical harvest, can be found here.

Helpful Upland Game Bird links

Fall 2012 Forecast for Upland Game Bird Hunting ( 194 KB)
Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters
Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program

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