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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.