2001 Tentative Hunting Regulation Hearings Set

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The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission will hold several public hearings on the 2001 tentative big game and upland gamebird hunting regulations with more than 40 meetings scheduled across the state.

     The hearings will address tentative regulations and quotas for the 2001 deer, elk, black bear, lion, and upland game bird seasons. The hearings are set for:

REGION ONENorthwestern Montana

     Kalispell     Jan. 13               West Coast Hotel,

                              Kalispell Center Mall          9am-3pm

REGION TWOWestern Montana

     Ovando          Jan 3               Church Basement               6:30pm

     Helmville     Jan. 8               Helmville Com. Center          6:30pm

     Hamilton     Jan. 8               Daly-Leach Chapel          7:00pm

     Philipsburg     Jan. 9               Granite Co. Museum          7:00pm

     Lincoln          Jan. 10               Lambkins Café               6:00pm

     Deer Lodge     Jan. 11               Community Center          7:00pm

     Superior          Jan. 16               Superior Ranger Station          6:00pm

     Seeley Lake     Jan. 17               Community Center          6:30pm

     Missoula     Jan. 18               Double Tree Hotel          6:30pm

REGION THREESouth-central Montana

     Whitehall     Jan. 3               Jefferson Valley High School     7:30pm

     Ennis          Jan. 9               Town Hall               5:30pm

     Helena          Jan. 9               Prickly Pear GunClub          7:30pm

     Bozeman     Jan. 10               Holiday Inn (Public Hearing)     7:00pm

     Butte          Jan. 11               War Bonnet Inn                7:30pm

     Dillon          Jan. 17               Search & Rescue Bldg.          7:00pm

     Gardiner          Jan. 17               Roadway Inn & Suites          7:00pm

     Livingston     To be announced

REGION FOURCentral Montana

     Chester          Jan. 4               Chester High School          7:00pm

     Choteau          Jan. 8               Choteau Public Library          7:00pm

     Cut Bank     Jan. 9               Glacier Electric               7:00pm

     Conrad          Jan. 10               Morley Hall               7:00pm

     Lewistown     Jan. 11               FWP Lewistown Area Office     7:00pm

     White Sulphur      Jan. 16               City Hall Annex                7:00pm

     Great Falls     Jan. 17               Heritage Hall,

                              MSU College Technology          7:00pm

     Stanford          Jan. 10               Wolves Den Café               7:00pm

REGION FIVEEast-central Montana

     Harlowton     Jan. 8               National Guard Armory          7:00pm

     Big Timber     Jan. 9               High School cafeteria          7:00pm

     Billings          Jan. 10               Holiday Inn               7:00pm

     Roundup     Jan. 11               High School, Rm 5A          7:00pm

     Red Lodge     Jan. 16               High School cafeteria          7:30pm

     Columbus     Jan. 17               High School cafeteria          7:00pm

     Hardin          Jan. 18               Courthouse, Rm 301          7:00pm

REGION SIXNortheastern Montana

     Glasgow          Jan. 16               Cottonwood Inn               6-9pm

     Malta          Jan. 17               1 st State Bank               5:30-8pm

     Havre          Jan. 18               Duck Inn               7-10pm

REGION SEVENEastern Montrana

     Glendive     Jan. 9               Dawson Comm. College          4-7pm

Miles City     Jan. 11               Miles City Community

                              College Rm 106               7-9pm

     Ekalaka          Jan. 12               Wagon Wheel Café          3-5pm

     Colstrip          Jan. 16               PP&L Admin. Bldg.          7-9pm

HELENA          Jan. 20               Jorgensons Restaurant          9am-3pm

     

Comment or obtain copies of the tentative regulations and proposed changes for the 2001 hunting seasons by writing to: Wildlife Division, Montana FWP, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701. A summary, with a comment link, is available on-line at http://fwp.state.mt.us/summary. Copies of the proposed regulations are also available at any FWP office. Comment deadline has been extended to Jan. 26. The FWP Commission will consider final regulations at its Feb. 8-9 meeting in Helena.