Montana’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks will ask for no changes to their hunting and trapping season regulations, a move which indicates satisfaction with the drop in the state’s wolf population. Continue reading
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Montana: Hearings to be held on wolf conservation stamp
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials will hold public hearings on a proposal to create a wolf conservation stamp that would allow non-hunters to contribute $20 apiece to help in the management of the predators. Continue reading
Montana’s wolf population remains stable, while confirmed depredations drop
Montana’s wolf population is holding steady, only increasing by two over 2012 numbers, but live stock predations drop by more than 25 percent over the same time period. Continue reading
Wolf quota reached outside Yellowstone, 4 shot
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s gray wolf season around the town of Gardiner ends 30 minutes after sunset Thursday after hunters filled a four-wolf quota in the area near Yellowstone National Park. Continue reading
Hunter who shot malamute, saying he thought it was a wolf, will face no criminal charges
HELENA, Mont. — Layne Spence went out into the woods west of Missoula on a Sunday afternoon to do what he loves to do best: recreate in Montana’s outdoors with his three beloved malamutes. Continue reading
Missoula man says wolf hunter shot, killed pet malamute
A Missoula man is heartbroken and angry after a day of cross-country skiing with his malamute dogs near Lolo Pass turned into his worst nightmare Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Environmental Group Tries To Sabotage Wolf Hunting Season
In Montana and Idaho, wolf hunting season is underway, and an environmental organization known for acts of civil disobedience is trying to disrupt the hunts. Continue reading
Montana hunters quick to kill wolves after season opens
Montana started their general wolf hunt Sunday, and already 4 wolves have had their lives ended by zealous hunters. Continue reading
Wolf advocacy billboards return around Yellowstone
Billboard advertising may be old-school, but wolf advocacy groups hope that a few strategically placed signs will get tourists talking about the future of wolf management. Continue reading
Montana wildlife agency dismisses wolf baiting claims
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials on Tuesday rejected allegations that a Montana rancher and hunting guide illegally baited wolves by leaving sheep carcasses piled up on his property near Yellowstone National Park. Continue reading
Wolf advisory council has management ideas for Montana FWP
HELENA — Establishing a roster of wolf trappers, implementing a bounty system or changing the rules about hunting wolves outside of Yellowstone National Park all were ideas bandied about at a Fish, Wildlife and Parks special meeting Friday. Continue reading
Montana happy with wolf hunt’s higher body count
This week marks the conclusion of the highly contentious yet most productive gray wolf hunting season in Montana. Continue reading
New Montana law allows more wolf permits, lessens non-resident costs
A wolf management bill that won swift and overwhelming bipartisan support in the Montana Legislature was signed into law Wednesday by the state’s new governor. Continue reading
Expanded wolf hunt flying through Montana’s Legislature
HELENA, MONT. — A proposal to expand the state’s wolf hunt is being fast-tracked through the Legislature and shortly will be sent to the governor’s desk for his signature. Continue reading
Montana officials abandon attempts to protect scientifically important wolves
This Huffington Post article further explains the impact of the court decision, and the following decision by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to stop any attempts to close the affected areas. Continue reading
Controversial Montana hunting areas to remain open following court decision
On December 10th, 2012, two areas to the north of Yellowstone National Park were closed by officials, but a district court ordered the area reopened following a lawsuit from hunters and a state representative. Continue reading
Advocates, Scientists mourn loss of 832F; Montana ends hunts at Yellowstone border
HOWLColorado received news of the death of 832F, perhaps the most famous of all of Yellowstone’s remaining wolves, last Saturday via an email from a devastated advocate. The news was both saddening, and yet inevitable. Continue reading
Editorial: Open season on wolves
In Montana and Idaho in 2009, gray wolves were prematurely removed from the federal endangered species list. The decision left these magnificent predators subject to state management plans that were crafted to satisfy hunters and ranchers rather than to protect wolves. Continue reading
Montana to Give Wolf Management to Federal Agency With Legacy of Wolf-killing
SILVER CITY, N.M.— The state of Montana is proposing to turn most day-to-day management of wolves over to Wildlife Services — the same U.S. Department of Agriculture agency responsible for exterminating wolves throughout the West before they gained federal protection in the 1970s. Continue reading
Montana’s wolf trapping plan draws huge public response
HELENA — The public response to the plans for this year’s wolf hunt in Montana has been staggering: A whopping 6,500 comments have been received on the proposal set for approval Thursday by the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission. Continue reading
