Some 2022 hunting regulations available on FWP’s website

HELENA – New regulation booklets for moose, sheep, mountain goat, bison, deer, elk and antelope are available online at fwp.mt.gov/hunt/regulations. Printed booklets will be available later this month.

Hunters should make sure to read through the new regulations before applying for permits and licenses this spring. The first application deadline for deer and elk permits is April 1.

Hunters should pay particular attention to these things for the coming season:

• MyFWP app
• Permits for either-sex elk or brow-tined bull-antlerless elk will limit the holder to hunting for antlered elk within only the designated HD for the period identified on the permit. Antlerless elk hunting will not be limited by the permit. A general license may be used to hunt in any open district during dates outside of that identified on the permit.
• Several Deer/Elk hunting districts have been combined or reconfigured. Make sure you are aware of the hunting district boundaries.Bull permits limiting hunters to only the district they’re drawn in.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved hunting regulations for the 2022 and 2023 hunting seasons during its Feb. 4 meeting. All final regulations approved at the meeting will go into effect when the new license year begins on March 1.

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