Antelope Quotas Set

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission recently set antelope permit quotas for the upcoming hunting season, adopting several changes for the 2006 hunting season.

The commission approved increases for either sex and doe/fawn hunting licenses in a number of Montana hunting districts, with significant increases in either sex licenses in northeastern Montana’s Region 6, where 800 licenses will be available, compared to 500 last year; and in eastern Montana’s Region 7, where 10,000 licenses will be available, compared to 8,000 last season.

The commission also cut back doe/fawn licenses in several areas, with signficant reductions in central Montana hunting districts 420-10, 430-00, 430-10, and 450-10.

In additon, the commission reduced the number of doe/fawn licenses from two to one offered to successful applicants in Billings-area hunting districts 500-30 and 501-30, while boosting the offering in 560-30, 570-30, and 571-00.

For details on the 2006 antelope regulations and seasons visit FWP’s Hunting web pages.