Tentative 2003 Early Season Migratory Bird Regulations

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The FWP Commission adopted tentative migratory bird regulations that would result in no changes for mourning doves and common snipe, but some season and quota changes for sandhill cranes.  

Season dates for sandhill crane in the Pacific flyway would be adjusted from two, two-day weekend hunting periods to a continuous nine-day hunting period to begin on a Saturday. The proposed sandhill crane season would be Sept. 6-Sept. 14.

Permit quotas for the Pacific flyway would be reduced in the Dillon-Twin Bridges area from 50 to 35. In the Warm Springs and Ovando–Helmville area there would be no change.

The Central flyway season dates for the limited permit hunt in portions of Wheatland and Sweet Grass Counties would also be Sept. 6-Sept. 14.

The Central flyway permit quota in Wheatland-Sweet Grass counties would be reduced from 50 to 35 permits.

Send comments to: FWP, Wildlife Division, 1420 East Sixth Ave., P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701 or by email to: fwpwld@state.mt.us .