GREAT FALLS, Mont. (NMB) – Deer hunters who want to hunt the Marias River Wildlife Management Area southwest of Shelby in Hunting District 406, have the month of June to submit their application.
A press release says that applicants must put in for a specific archery period or a general rifle season period. There are three archery periods each lasting two weeks, from September 7th through October 20th. The three general season periods run one week each, from October 26th through November 17th. Ten archers will be allowed to hunt during each two-week period, and ten rifle hunters will be allowed to hunt each week.
Public hunting access for all other species is open on the Marias River WMA. Hunters can submit applications until 5 PM on June 28th. Applications must be submitted electronically either on the FWP web page or at any FWP regional or area office.
