Wolf Management Unit News Today

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are seeking information on a suspected wolf poaching northwest of Gardiner.

The hunting and trapping of wolves in Region 5, 6 and 7 closed a half hour after sunset Jan. 21. The order halting the harvest of wolves in these

Wolf season in Regions 5, 6 and 7 came to an end Sunday evening after the five-wolf quota for the regions was met last week, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

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The Bozeman Chronicle published on December 28 " Wolf hunt north of Yellowstone closes for season". This happened because the Montana "hunters" were able to fill their quota (6) of

Hunters harvested a sixth wolf in the area north of Yellowstone National Park this week, triggering the end of seasonal wolf hunting there, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Wednesday.

A maximum of 313 wolves can be harvested in the coming season, under regulations adopted by the commission Thursday. That quota was 456 wolves during the 2022-23 season.

After two years of wolf population declines, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has lowered kill quotas for Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping season. But allowing early wolf trapping in more areas may threaten some grizzly bears.

A total of 258 animals were killed this season. That’s down from last year’s 273, which was below the highest on record of 329 taken in the 2020-21 season.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte ordered the Fish, Wildlife and Parks department to develop a new state wolf management plan.