Outdoors: FWP commission seeks input on various proposals

by The Western News
| December 17, 2010 9:44 AM

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Commission is seeking public comment on several recent

proposals.

The proposals, and comment due dates,

include:

• Allowing the City of Helena to take

up to 50 deer within the city limits before March 31, 2011; comment

by Dec. 27.

• Maintaining the 2010 spring turkey

quotas and limits for the 2011 season; comment by Jan. 14.

• Closing bighorn sheep hunting in 2011

in southwestern Montana hunting district 213 due to a pneumonia

outbreak; comment by Jan. 14.

• Limiting either-sex elk permits in HD

250 to 25 for 2011; comment by Jan. 14.

• Allowing up to five hunters to apply

as a party for certain hunting licenses and permits; comment by

Jan. 14.

• Moving up the antlered deer and

antlered elk special permit application deadline to March 15, from

June 1; comment by Feb. 1.

Comments must be received by 5 p.m. on

the due date. To comment, visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov. Click

“For Hunters.” Written comments may be sent to: FWP–Wildlife

Bureau, Attn: Public Comment, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT

59620-0701.

For questions not covered on the

website, call 406-444-2612.