Regulations - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

2009 Final-Adopted Hunting Regulations Posting Dates

Regulation Type	Approximate Dates for Posting Regulations to FWP Website *
Bison	Late July 2009
Black Bear	February 24, 2009
Deer/Elk/Antelope (DEA)	March 16, 2009
Fishing	February 10, 2009
Furbearer	August 20, 2009
Migratory Bird	September 7, 2009
Moose/Mountain Goat/Bighorn Sheep (MSG)	March 16, 2009
Mountain Lion	June 26, 2009
Spring Turkey	February 24, 2009
Upland Game Bird	July 23, 2009
Webless Migratory Bird	August 14, 2009
* Date may vary as much as one week later than date listed in this chart.

2008 Corrections to Printed Regulations

2008 Deer / Elk / Antelope Regulations Corrections to Printed Regulations as of 8-28-08
Page	Species	Hunting District	Listed in Regulations	Correction
40	White-tailed Deer	150	General Deer A License Oct 26 – Oct 30 – Either-sex White-tailed Deer.	General Deer A License Oct 26 – Nov 30 – Either-sex White-tailed Deer.
93	Antelope	381	381-00: 25 licenses. Scratchgravel Hills Weapons Restriction Area and North Hills Weapons Restriction Area - ArchEquip., shotgun, traditional handgun, muzzleloader or crossbow only.	381-00: There are NO designated "Weapons Restriction Areas" in antelope hunting district 381.
113	Antelope	550	HD 550 legal description is included in the HD540 legal description paragraph.	HD 550 is listed as a separate paragraph (only in the web version).

2008 Moose/ Sheep / Goat Regulations Corrections to Printed Regulations as of 4-10-08
Page	Species	Hunting District	Listed in Regulations	Correction
16	Moose	105	105-00: Sep 15–Nov 30 - Either-sex Moose. Archery Only Season. 105-10: Sep 15–Nov 30 - Either-sex Moose. Archery Only Season.	105-00: This is NOT an Archery Only Season. 105-10: This is NOT an Archery Only Season.
24	Bighorn Sheep	301	Unlimited Licenses – *Unlimited bighorn sheep licenses are available in districts 300, 301, 303, 500 and 501.	Hunting District 301 is NOT an unlimited-license hunting district. Hunters must apply by May 1 through the special drawing process for a LIMITED license to hunt in hunting district 301.

2008 Final-Adopted Hunting Regulations

Please reference map to the right for assistance in determining general regional boundaries.

Bison	Pgs 1-4	130 KB

Black Bear	Pgs 1-12	2.3 MB

Deer, Elk, Antelope
Complete Version Download of this file may take several minutes even with a HIGH SPEED connection.	Pgs 1–120	16 MB
Sunrise-Sunset Tables	Pgs 119	33 KB
Bear and Wolf Identification Guides	Pgs 116–117	183 KB
FWP Contacts & Other Resources Phone Numbers	Pg 120	214 KB
Deer and Elk
General Regulations and Information	Pgs 1–27	595 KB
Individual Hunting District Regulations	Pgs 37–84	162 KB
Hunting District Maps
Region 1	Pg 28	1 MB
Region 2	Pg 29	1 MB
Region 3	Pgs 30–31	2 MB
Region 4	Pgs 32–33	2 MB
Region 5	Pg 34	1 MB
Region 6	Pg 35	1 MB
Region 7	Pg 36	1 MB
Legal Descriptions for Individual Hunting Districts	Pgs 98–110	84 KB
Legal Descriptions for Closed Areas	Pgs 114–115	27 KB
Antelope
General Regulations and Information	Pgs 1–27	595 KB
Individual Hunting District Regulations	Pgs 90–97	162 KB
Hunting District Maps
Region 1 - There is no Antelope hunting in Region 1
Region 2-3	Pg 85	2 MB
Region 4	Pg 86	590 KB
Region 5	Pg 87	1 MB
Region 6	Pg 88	1 MB
Region 7	Pg 89	1 MB
Legal Descriptions for Individual Hunting Districts	Pgs 110–114	42 KB
Legal Descriptions for Closed Areas or Limited Hunting Methods	Pgs 114–115	27 KB

Furbearer - Trapping and Hunting	Pgs 1-12	2.6 MB

Migratory Birds	Pgs 1-8	212 KB

Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat
Complete Version Download of this file may take several minutes even with a HIGH SPEED connection.	Pgs 1–40	7 MB
Sunrise-Sunset Tables	Pg 39	33 KB
FWP Contacts & Other Resources Phone Numbers	Pg 40	214 KB
Moose
General Regulations and Information	Pgs 1–13	304 KB
Individual Hunting District Regulations	Pgs 16–18	32 KB
Hunting District Maps	Pgs 14–15	2 MB
Legal Descriptions for Individual Hunting Districts	Pgs 27–32	49 KB
Legal Descriptions for Closed Areas or Limited Hunting Methods	Pgs 37–38	25 KB
Bighorn Sheep
General Regulations and Information	Pgs 1–13	304 KB
Individual Hunting District Regulations	Pgs 24–26	40 KB
Hunting District Maps	Pgs 22–23	2 MB
Legal Descriptions for Individual Hunting Districts	Pgs 35–37	33 KB
Legal Descriptions for Closed Areas or Limited Hunting Methods	Pgs 37–38	25 KB
Mountain Goat
General Regulations and Information	Pgs 1–13	304 KB
Individual Hunting District Regulations	Pgs 20–21	29 KB
Hunting District Map	Pg 19	2 MB
Legal Descriptions for Individual Hunting Districts	Pgs 32–35	37 KB
Legal Descriptions for Closed Areas or Limited Hunting Methods	Pgs 37-38	25 KB

Mountain Lion	Pgs 1–12	3.25 MB

Spring Turkey	Pgs 1–8	349 KB

Upland Game Birds	Pgs 1–8	640 KB

Webless Migratory Birds	Pgs 1–4	47 KB

Hunting Regulations

2009 Final-Adopted Hunting Regulations Posting Dates

2008 Corrections to Printed Regulations

2008 Final-Adopted Hunting Regulations

Bison

Black Bear

Deer, Elk, Antelope

Download of this file may take several minutes even with a HIGH SPEED connection.

Deer and Elk

Hunting District Maps

Antelope

Hunting District Maps

Region 1 - There is no Antelope hunting in Region 1

Furbearer - Trapping and Hunting

Migratory Birds

Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat

Download of this file may take several minutes even with a HIGH SPEED connection.

Moose

Bighorn Sheep

Mountain Goat

Mountain Lion

Spring Turkey

Upland Game Birds

Webless Migratory Birds