The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-08-30


erning the 1852 hunting of up
land game birds in Montana we're
set by the Montana Fish and
Game Commission Tuesday. Basis
for the recommendations are fall
hunter harvest surveys, spring
ground surveys and production
surveys. The commission also set
opening date for the ringnecked
pheasant - Oct. 18th. Length
of season and daily limits viii
not be set until spring and pro,
duction data are eyaluated In
September.
MOUNTAIN GROUSE
There will be one season on
the mountain grouse (Franklin's,
blue and ruffledl from Sept 8
through Nov. IS. The entire por.
ton Of 81 counties in western
and central Montana will be
open These include: Lincoln,
Flathead. Sanders, Lake, Pom
dera, Teton. Ch0teau, Mineral,
MisSOula, Powell. RavallE Deer
Lodge. Beayerhead, Madison, JEFF
ferson. Lewis and Clark. Broad.
water. GaIlatin. Park. Meagher,
Judith Basin. Sweet Grass, Cas-.
csde, Silver Bow, Saltwater, Car.
bon, BighOrn. Wheatland. Fer
gus and Golden Valley.
The daily limit will be six
grouse. No more than four Of
one species may be included in
the daily limit. Possession limit
will be u grouse with no more
than eight Of a single species.
SAGE GROUSE
Two seasons were designated
for sage grouse. One will include
a two day season Sept 10 and
III in Meagher. Gallatin and
Broadwater counties A longer
season from Sept. IS through
Sept. 80. will include the follow.
ing counties: Liberty, Hill,
Blaine. Phillips, Valley. Fergus,
Petroleum, Garfield, McCone,
Dawson. Wibaux, Wheatland,
MusselsheIl. Rosebud, Prairie,
Custer. FaIlon, Carter, Powder
River. Bighorn. Treasure, Vel
Iowstone, Carbon, Saltwater,
Sweet Grass. Madison, Beaver
head and only a portion Of Cho-
teau. The daily limit will be
three sage grouse and a posses
sion limit of six after opening
day. The daily and possession
limits will be the same for both
seasons.
sHARPTAILS
Three seasons were establish
for the sharptails. A one-day only
season Sept. 49, is set Tor all OF
Cascade county, a portion Of
ChOteau county and a small por-
ton of northern Judith Basin.
An eight-day season Sept. 10
through Sept. 81 will be open
in Toole. Liberty. Pondera, Te-
ton. Lewis and Clark, Meagher,
and portions Of Judith Basin and
Glacier. The longest season Sep
TENDER is through September 30)
will be open i'm most Of the east
ern and central Montana. These
counties include: Hill. Blaine,
Phillips, Valley, Daniels, Sheri-
dan. Roosevelt, Richland, Daw-
son. McCone, Garfield. Petro-
leum, Fergus. Broadwater, Gal
latin, Park, Wheatland, Sweet
Grass, Saltwater, Carbon, Gold
en- Valley, Musselshell, Yellow
stone. BighOrn. Treasure, Rose
bud. Prairie. Custer. Powder Riv-
er. Carter, Fallon and Wibaux,
and a portion of ChOteau.
Daily limit will be three sharp
tails with a possession limit Of six
after opening day during all
three seasons
HUNS AND cHUKARs
The Hungarian and Chukar
partridge season Eill run identi-
cal to the sharptail season as TO
both opening and closing dates
and the counties open. Only the
daily and possession limit viii
differ. On these two species, the
aggregate daily limit will be six
with a possession limit Of IL.
Daily hunting hours will be
from one-half hour before sun
rise until one-half hour after sun
set. Official sunrise and sunset
hours will conform TO zones and
hours adopted by the commits
sion. Small pocketsized pamph-
lets are now being prepared by
the fish and game department
showing the accurate sunrise and
sunset hours and may be had
upon request
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