(Helena) – Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks recently completed public opinion surveys of elk and deer hunters in Montana to gauge their satisfaction with hunting and harvest options.
The elk survey showed that overall 73 percent of the respondents for the survey were satisfied with elk management in Montana.
The deer hunting survey showed that 60 percent of hunters were happy with hunting mule deer bucks every year with 40 percent of hunters saying that they would choose to hunt mule deer bucks once every several years is it meant having the opportunity to harvest a mature buck.
