HB139

Montana HB139 revises laws to restrict the closure of mule deer buck hunting during the general rifle season in November.

Montana HB139 revises laws to restrict the closure of mule deer buck hunting during the general rifle season in November. The bill ensures that mule deer buck hunting cannot be closed in more than 20% of hunting districts and prohibits closures for more than two years within a six-year period in any one district. Additionally, it mandates that hunting cannot be closed before November 6. This legislation aims to preserve the longstanding tradition of hunting mule deer bucks during the rut period while allowing for population management in specific hunting districts.