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Montana Senate approves three wolf-management bills after lengthy floor debate over population, seasons and methods
Summary
The Senate concurred in House Bill 176 and voted to concur on House Bills 258 and 259, advancing measures that change wolf population targets, expand hunting seasons and allow additional management techniques including thermal and infrared scopes; the bills drew sharp divisions on wildlife, livestock and tourism impacts.
The Montana Senate on March 28 advanced three related measures aimed at expanding state authority to manage gray wolves, approving House Bill 176 on a close vote and concurring in House Bills 258 and 259 on second reading.
House Bill 176 — carried on the floor by Senator Hertz — would revise state wolf-management rules to set a higher population benchmark and permit expanded state discretion in hunting and trapping around certain areas (with exceptions for districts adjacent to Yellowstone National Park). Hertz told senators he sponsored the bills in response to concerns from western Montana residents and livestock producers who say wolves have exceeded original…
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