Advisory Council

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Purpose

The council's purpose is to advise the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks regarding wolf management in Montana after this species is removed from the list of federally protected species.
Appointed by the Governor, the council is a group of 15 members representing represent a variety of interests including agriculture, hunting and wildlife conservation.

Council Members

Chase Hibbard (Chair); sheep and cattle rancher; Helena
Terry Beaver; educator; Helena
Dr. Charles Buehler, M.D.; orthopedic surgeon; Butte
Darlyne Dascher; FWP commissioner and cattle rancher; Fort Peck
Hank Fischer; former Defenders of Wildlife Northern Rockies representative; Missoula
Robin Hompesch; educator; Bozeman
Jay Kirkpatrick; conservation program, Zoo Montana; Billings
Bruce Malcolm; cattle rancher and outfitter; Emigrant
Dan Carney; wildlife program, Blackfeet Nation; Browning
Bruce Tutvedt, cattle rancher, Kalispell
Dr. Nelson Wert, DVM; veterinarian; Townsend
James Cross; hunter and wildlife biologist; Kalispell