1st Montana wolf down

[quacker whacker]

article from the Missoulian http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_91237b86-a2f8-11de-8741-001cc4c002e0.html

[bearpaw]

thanks for the post.....

[Pathfinder101]

 

[bearpaw]

The whole world has heard we are now hunting wolves.....I just had a phone call from Denmark today about a possible wolf hunt....

[denali]

sweet       lets see?...5 wolves taken in 2 states w/ a population  of 2000 that increase by 22% per year?.......we have some work to do

[GoldTip]

It's a start, better than where we were a year ago, we just gotta keep moving forward in the management of the wolves.  Congrats to the lucky Montana hunter.

[Machias]

How the heck is some folks in the backcountry going to comply with the 12 hour reporting rule

[KimberRich]

Great job to the hunter.  One more out of the way

[jackelope]

How the heck is some folks in the backcountry going to comply with the 12 hour reporting rule

sat phone
 

[Machias]

I guess so!  I doubt many of those are running around in the bush.  

[Maligator]

How the heck is some folks in the backcountry going to comply with the 12 hour reporting rule

I thought I read in there that the Fish & Game folks were taking into consideration the "back country" hunts and allowing slightly longer time limits so long as you described the hunt area or GMU. 

[dbllunger]

MT is excellent in regards to back country or other special closures/reporting requirements.  You have to legitamately be in an area where you can not report or if you kill after an emergency closure but still within the open season when you left to hunt.  You are good to go, but they don't just take your word for it.  You better have some factual information that they will verify.

[Machias]

How the heck is some folks in the backcountry going to comply with the 12 hour reporting rule

I thought I read in there that the Fish & Game folks were taking into consideration the "back country" hunts and allowing slightly longer time limits so long as you described the hunt area or GMU. 

Yes, I saw that on the Idaho regs, didn't see it on the MT regs, but I might have missed it.  ID they have 24 hours.  I was suprised by the 12 hour limit in MT.

[huntnphool]

Why not keep it cold until you come out and then report it? I seriously doubt they are going CSI on hunters and trying to determine the exact time of death. I sure as hell wouldn't be hiking out of the place I hunt just to report my wolf kill and then hike all the way back in.

[MtnMuley]

I sure wished Montana was open last year during the early elk seasons!