Hungry Horse news., 1955-07-08
Set Dates, Quotas
For Special Huntinq

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HELENA-Final dates and areas
for Montana's 1856 special big
game hunting seasons were adopted
by the Montana Fish and Game
Commission during their regular
June meeting in Helena.
Special permit drawings will be
Aug. 10, 1855, at 9 am. in Helena,
and all applications postmarked be-
fore IL midnight, Aug. IS, 1855, will
be accepted, a commission spokes-
man said.
Applications must be made on
forms obtained from license dealer
agents or the Fish and Game de-
partment, Helena. All applications
must have valid big game license,
and all applications must be accom-
panied by the antelope coupon or the
special fees for the other species.
AS many as six people may make
application for antelope permits on
the same form.
Fees for the 1856 special permits
were set by the 1855 Legislature:
moose-$25, sheep-$15, and goat
SIS. Residents are reminded that there
is no fee for antelope this year. Non
residents may purchase $40 spe-
cial antelope permit in Areas II, Is,
"a, IS and Sc without a drawing
Residents wishing to hunt in these
unlimited areas must obtain their
permit from game wardens near the
areas.
Antelope:
The general antelope season will
be Sept. 10 through Nov. Is, with
some local exceptions. Antelope area
boundaries are larger this year for
easier enforcement and adminiStra
ton, the department spokesman
said.
Commission Chairman Manson
Bailey, Jr., Glasgow, explained thai
central Montana antelope areas viii
be re-cOunted, and changes may be
made later in the number of appli
cations for those areas.
The commission believed it neces
sary to take the population increas,
as well as a portion of the oldel
animals. All area numbers are has
ed on counts made this year, Bale,
lSaid, and the commission hopes t,
reduce antelope herds where the,
have become troublesome.
A commission spokesman said, 81
, is hoped that 10000 antelope will b.
harvested this year."
, There are So antelope areas thi
year, and 5000 either sex antelop
permits have been authorized 70
one area alone, Area No. "a, incluG
+. ing Custer, Rosebud, Big Horn an
Powder River counties, in the are
lying between the Powder and Tor
que rivers and south of Highway L
from Sept. 10 through Nov. Is.
The commission authorized an ur
/, limited number of either sex ante
lope to be taken by permit in tn
Golden Valley area of Golden Vale
!, and Wheatland counties from Oc
20 through Nov. z, and another Ill
Y limited antelope area is the porto
of Wheatland county lying east {
!. Highway 10 and south of the Musse
|, she'll river, with the same huntin
dates.
;. Moose:
Moose permits for this year tot;
/, 327, as compared with 1872 for la
year. The largest number of moos
/, permits has been authorized fl
Area No. 101, the Big Hole are
7. where 40 either sex mature moo.
may be hunted. This area will ha,
, a larger kill because of hay damag
The general season on moose w
l. be from Sept. Is through Nov.
with local exceptions.
L., Some extra-long moose seasol
have been set up, said Bailey,
/, give hunters a better chance to
their permits.
There are "a separate moose hur
ing areas, and a new moose ar,
az No. 1874, in the Spotted Bear regio
q, has been established with 5 bl
moose permits authorized.
la Mountain Sheep:
K The commission authorized
:, mountain sheep permits as comps
tn ed with So for 1854, and ruled til
:, no season extensions would be graz
tn ed this year.
Special permit areas for mounts
sheep are about the same as Il
30 year, Bailey said. The general she
NJ season will extend from Sept.
II through Nov. Is.
~ The largest number of male she
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