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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Proposes To Return Management & Protection Of Gray Wolves To State Officials

Colleen O'Quinn — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:36:04 +0000

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is proposing to return management and protection of gray wolves to state wildlife professionals. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species. According to officials, the proposal comes after a comprehensive review confirmed its successful recovery [...]

18 Sheep Killed By Wolves In Gardiner, MT [Photos]

Russell Damm — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:58:22 +0000

The highly contested debate of whether wolves should run free or be hunted is going to get a little hotter. E.L.K Inc., a sporting goods store in Gardiner, posted a photo album of dead sheep. The owner of the sheep that were killed the other day said that 18 of his 34 sheep were killed. The wolves did not hunt for food. They hunted for sport!

Last Day Of Wolf Hunting Season – Numbers Released

Colleen O'Quinn — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:43:46 +0000

Gov. Steve Bullock and wildlife officials say they now have the right rules in place as the state seeks to reduce the predator’s population to about 400 animals statewide. At least 222 gray wolves killed by Montana hunters and trappers this winter, Montana’s wolf season ends Today (Feb. 28). Harvest numbers are up roughly 25 [...]

Yellowstone Area Wolf Hunts Will Continue

Colleen O'Quinn — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:47:01 +0000

Montana wildlife officials are abandoning efforts to shut down gray wolf hunting and trapping just outside the gates of Yellowstone National Park.Hunting and trapping were briefly suspended last month on about 60 square miles north of the park over concerns that too many wolves wandering out of Yellowstone were dying. But after a judge issued [...]

Two Wolves Trapped Since Season Opener [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:57:28 +0000

Wolf trapping season got underway officially on Saturday, and only two have been caught so far, according to Ron Aasheim with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. Aasheim says this is the first season ever for wolf trapping in Montana, so there are no expectations of what numbers of wolves might be taken. The two [...]

Wolf Trapper Certification Class

Colleen O'Quinn — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:48:19 +0000

Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host its first wolf trapper certification class this Saturday, September 8, at the Montana Wild Center in Helena (2668 Broadwater Avenue) beginning at 9 a.m. Classes will also be held in the coming weeks and months in Bozeman, Butte, Dillon, and Livingston and in cities across the state. The full [...]