The application deadline for licenses to hunt moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats this fall is May 1. The deadline for applying for antelope, special elk and deer B licenses and deer permits is June 1. Hunters should remember when filling out their applications that since 1991 those who have been successful in drawing a license for a moose, sheep or goat must wait for a period of seven years before they can apply for the same species again.
(Headlines - April 23, 1999)

In a move to protect declining populations, the Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission has closed a northwestern Montana bighorn sheep hunting district and southwestern Rocky Mountain goat hunting district for the 1999 season. The bighorn sheep closure in Hunting District 101, which lies south of Eureka and east of Lake Koocanusa, comes due to the declining number of sheep being observed during FWP's annual surveys.
(Headlines - April 23, 1999)

The TIP-MONT program's Board of Directors awarded $13,426 to 33 individuals who offered tips in 1998 that led to the apprehension of violators. Cases for which rewards were paid varied from unlawful possession of wildlife and waste of game to a number of residency and license fraud violations, said Shelly Hiron, TIP-MONT coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks in Helena. Last year, TIP-MONT calls resulted in 860 violation reports being distributed to field wardens for investigation.
(Headlines - April 23, 1999)

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet in Helena on Friday, April 16. At the meeting, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Montana Department of Transportation Auditorium at 2701 Prospect Ave., the commission will adopt tentative quotas for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and mountain lions for the 1999 hunting season.
(Headlines - April 09, 1999)

An unusual bi-partisan congressional initiative that holds the promise of increased funding for wildlife and family recreation in Montana is getting enthusiastic support from the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission. The congressional bills (HR701 and S25), are each known as "CARA," or the Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999.
(Headlines - April 09, 1999)

The application deadline for licenses to hunt moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats this fall is May 1. The deadline for applying for antelope, special elk and deer B licenses and deer permits is June 1. Hunters should remember when filling out their applications that since 1991 those who have been successful in drawing a license for a moose, sheep or goat must wait for a period of seven years before they can apply for the same species again.
(Headlines - April 09, 1999)

Montana's spring turkey gobbler season opens April 10 and closes May 9, 1999. While the March 16 application deadline for special permits has come and gone, there are ample opportunities to hunt gobblers in most of eastern Montana's "general turkey hunting areas." All turkey hunters must have a valid upland game bird license, a conservation license and a turkey license in their possession in order to hunt.
(Headlines - April 09, 1999)

Spring black bear hunters are reminded that they must be purchased by April 14. Black bear licenses purchased after that date can be used only to hunt bears during the 1999 fall season; they cannot be used anytime during the spring season. The spring black bear hunting season opens April 15. In addition, no 1999 black bear licenses will be sold after August 31. The 1999 fall season begins on September 15 in most, but not all, hunting districts.
(Headlines - April 09, 1999)

There is a new, double tagging procedure for harvested black bear this year. This year, all black bear licenses are composed of a "carcass tag" and a "hide tag." The carcass tag must be attached to the carcass of the bear and the hide tag must be attached to the hide.
(Headlines - April 09, 1999)

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission hopes the Montana Legislature will reconsider the work a citizens group produced on behalf of sportsmen and landowners that shows Montana hunters are willing pay for more hunting access to private lands. "We have failed to adequately communicate to the Legislature how strongly we feel and how supportive the state's hunters and landowners are when it comes to funding hunting access," said FWP Commission Chairman Stan Meyer of Great Falls.
(Headlines - April 09, 1999)