MT ARCHERY ONLY ANTELOPE SEASON STARTED

ARCHERY ONLY ANTELOPE SEASON ALREADY IN PROGRESS 

Some archery only antelope hunters were afield by Aug. 15. These hunters hold a 900 series license to archery hunt antelope Aug. 15—Nov. 5 in any hunting district starting with 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. This either sex antelope license had to be obtained over the counter before June 1. Archers who secured this license can only hunt antelope with archery equipment for the entire fall hunting season.

FWP officials remind early season archery hunters that they may be traveling through or hunting in areas with Stage 1 or 2 fire restrictions. Hunters must follow all fire restriction advisories in effect in these areas. For details on current conditions, go to the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks web site at fwp.mt.gov and click on Drought & Fire under Hot Topics.

During the antelope archery-only season, Sept. 2-Oct. 7, archery hunters may pursue antelope with region-specific antelope licenses issued through the antelope drawing.  The archery-only deer and elk seasons also open Sept. 2.

The 2006 deer, elk and antelope regulations are available at FWP regional offices, from FWP license providers and on the Internet at fwp.mt.gov on the Hunting page.