GLASGOW, Mont. (NMB) – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold four public meetings in northeast Montana later this month to gather comments on proposed hunting seasons and rules for the next two years.
Interested hunters are encouraged to attend these meetings to hear the proposals, ask questions, and make comments.
All public meetings in northeast Montana will take place from 6-8 PM.
On Thursday, January 9, they will meet in the Hospitality Room of Hill County Electric in Havre. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, a meeting will be held in the Malta High School Cafeteria. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, they will meet at the Sheridan County Courthouse in Plentywood. And on Thursday, Jan. 16, they will meet at the Cottonwood Inn banquet room in Glasgow.
Proposed hunting season changes were tentatively approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission in their December meeting, which then are put out for public comment. Tentative season proposals include both statewide and local hunting regulations for all big game, migratory birds, and upland game birds.
Proposed changes this year for Region 6 include: consolidating various hunting districts outside of the Missouri Breaks, aligning deer, elk, and antelope to have similar hunting districts and boundaries, consolidating and/or eliminating various elk licenses and permits, and adjusting the bighorn sheep boundary for hunting district 622.
FWP and its commissioners will also accept written, online or emailed comments through 5 PM on Jan. 22.
For questions about these meetings, contact the Region 6 Headquarters in Glasgow at 228-3700.
