HB259

Montana HB259 revises gray wolf management techniques, allowing certain hunting practices and reporting requirements.

Montana HB259 revises gray wolf management techniques by allowing the use of thermal and infrared scopes for hunting wolves visible from above and on private lands outside daylight hours. It also permits landowners or their agents to take wolves threatening human safety, livestock, or dogs without a license, subject to reporting and preservation requirements. The bill mandates annual reporting by the department and allows the Fish and Wildlife Commission to issue a moratorium on wolf takings if necessary.