Opening of Big Game Season Slightly Below Average on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front

Hunters hit the Rocky Mountain Front for the opening weekend of Montana’s general big game season and took home slightly fewer elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer this year compared to the past three years. The numbers were collected at Fish, Wildlife and Parks check station in Augusta. “Opening weekend varies every year,” says Brent Lonner, FWP wildlife biologist “some years more game is taken than other years with weather at times playing a key role early in the season. Mild weather likely caused lower hunter participation for this year’s opener along the Front.” While...

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