Deer and elk harvest in northwest Montana remains slow
by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
November 9, 2011
At the six northwest Montana check stations through Sunday, November 6, a total of 8,696 hunters checked 273 white-tailed deer (208 of these were bucks), 29 mule deer, and 50 elk for a 4.0 percent rate of hunters with game. The number of whitetails taken was about the same, while the number of mule deer and elk checked was down from last year.
The counts at the six northwest Montana check stations represent a sampling of the harvest and do not represent the complete number of animals taken. FWP Wildlife Manager Jim Williams notes that whitetail harvest remains slow at most check stations. (See attached table).
Hunters are reminded that it is buck-only for whitetails in northwest Montana. Antlerless whitetails remain legal game for youth 12-15 years of age (and some qualifying 11-year- olds, see regulations) and disabled hunters with the Permit to Hunt from a Vehicle. Mule deer are buck-only for the entire season. Elk are brow-tine bull only except for youth 12-15 years of age (and some qualifying 11-year-olds, see regulations), who can take an antlerless elk. Spike bull elk are not legal game for any hunter in Region One. Hunters should refer to the hunting regulations for the hunting district they plan to hunt.
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