Montana approves Bill 73 - Wolf management plan

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HELENA - The Montana House of Representatives is asking the state's wildlife agency to more aggressively manage wolves.
 
In a unanimous vote of 100-0, lawmakers approved House Bill 73, which gives Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks more tools to manage wolves.
 
The bill would allow hunters to purchase more than one wolf tag and use electronic calls to lure the animals.
 
It also reduces the price of a nonresident wolf license from $350 dollars to $50.
 
The bill is a response to livestock producers and hunters who say the wolves are negatively impacting the landscape in Montana and want to see the state more aggressively manage the species.
 
MT State Representative Kelly Flynn (R-Townsend) said, "This bill is about one of the great successes we've had with wildlife recovery in Montana, the recovery of the wolf. Unfortunately, along with the recovery we've found we need more management tools in Montana."
 
The bill also states that in hunting districts adjacent to national parks, the FWP Commission is prohibited from closing a district unless the wolf quota has been met.
 
This is in response to a recent Commission decision to close a district outside Yellowstone Park after hunters reported killing several wolves with tracking devices on them.
 
After one more procedural vote, the bill will move to Senate.
 

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Comments

[BOWHUNTER45]

Helllooooo ...wonder how many out of state hunters they will get now     One may just me me 

[KFhunter]

Helllooooo ...wonder how many out of state hunters they will get now     One may just me me 

I'll go with ya, I got snowshoes and Ecaller and snowmobiles.

[huntnphool]

That's awesome

[BOWHUNTER45]

Helllooooo ...wonder how many out of state hunters they will get now     One may just me me 

I'll go with ya, I got snowshoes and Ecaller and snowmobiles.

SWEEEEEET... Lets load up and header out ...plus I know people who would gladly put us on some .....They killed his dogs last year 

[Scottystyle]

Looking forward to buying a wolf tag next time I go to Montana    $350 was outta reach, glad to see it reduced.  Thank you Montana!

[BLR 243]

the tags should b 2 for 5 dollars. Or 500 dollars for every wolf killed.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

The Feds will bite back if they think the State's going overboard. Already happening in Alaska which has way more wolves that all the lower 48 states combined.

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/killing-wolves-bears-alaska-national-parks-preserves-restricted

[75johndeere]

I wish they did this already I saw one today on the way up skiing but 350 bucks is a bit steep for a wolf tag

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[bearpaw]

The Feds will bite back if they think the State's going overboard. Already happening in Alaska which has way more wolves that all the lower 48 states combined.

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/killing-wolves-bears-alaska-national-parks-preserves-restricted

That was only an action by the park service on park service lands, I do not see anything happening from the feds over the legislation in Montana or even elsewhere in Alaska.

[puyallupaul]

I would have bought one for my Bob trip had they not been so high. We didn't see any during the hunt. But we did hear them on my summer 2011 trip. We were worried about the horses that were turned out at night for feeding.