Bill to drastically reduce Montana's wolf population voted down in Senate; others advance

Effort to reconsider wolf hunting bill fails by 2 votes

The state senator representing Belgrade was among legislators who failed to revive a bill that would expand wolf hunting.

Bill to drastically reduce Montana's wolf population voted down in Senate; others advance

A bill to make an unlimited wolf hunting and trapping quota when Montana’s wolf population is above 550 was voted down in the Senate on Monday, 23-27.

Unlimited wolf hunting bill dies quietly on final Legislative vote

A gray wolf in snow. (Eric Cole/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)After a relatively subdued floor debate — at least as far as wolf-related bills go — the Montana Senate on Friday voted to pass three wolf-hunting bills that originated in the House.  One bill would extend the current wolf hunting season to align with the spring black bear season, one would allow the use of thermal and infrared scopes, and the third would have required an unlimited h…

Bill Would Extend Wolf Hunting Season - Northern Plains Independent

HELENA — A Senate Fish and Game Committee meeting last week was dedicated entirely to three hours of fiery debate on two controversial gray wolf management bills from Rep. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls. House Bill 258 would extend the seven-month wolf hunting season by another three months and House Bill 259 would legalize infrared and thermal imagery for wolf management. Fish, Wildlife

Today, there are more than 1,000 wolves in France, compared to just a hundred in 2010. Attacks on herds were reported in March by breeders in New Aquitaine, while in the Bouches-du-Rhône, pensioners have seen them in their garden. Both predator and protected species, that is little to say that their case divides. - "I am not anti-loup but...": the proliferation of predators worries in several French regions (Regions). TF1 INFO

Montana Unveils Final Wolf Management Plan

Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released the 2025 Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management [...]