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2008 Hunting Seasons

See Regulations for exceptions to these dates in specific hunting districts.

Big Game & Upland Game Birds Seasons
Species	Start Date*	End Date*
Antelope 900	August 15	November 9
Antelope Archery	September 6	October 11
Antelope General	October 12	November 9
Moose/Sheep/Goat	September 15	November 30
Bison	November 15	February 15, 2009
Black Bear - Spring	April 15	May 31
Black Bear - Fall	September 15	November 30
Deer/Elk Archery	September 6	October 19
Deer/Elk Backcountry	September 15	November 30
Deer/Elk General	October 26	November 30
Mountain Lion - Fall	October 26	November 30
Mountain Lion - Winter	December 1	April 14, 2009
Sage Grouse	September 1	November 1
Sharp-tailed Grouse	September 1	January 1, 2009
Mountain Grouse	September 1	December 15
Partridge	September 1	January 1, 2009
Pheasant	October 11	January 1, 2009
Youth Pheasant	Overlap Youth Water fowl
General/Youth Waterfowl	To be adopted late summer 2008
Turkey - Spring	April 12	May 18
Turkey - Fall	September 1	January 1, 2009

2007 Seasons

The following seasons are still open for 2007. These dates represent the "general" season dates.

2007 General Season Dates

2007 Montana Big Game Seasons
Species	Start Date*	End Dates(s)*
Mountain Lion - winter	December 1, 2007	April 14, 2008
*These dates represent the "general" season dates. Be sure to check the 2007 Montana Hunting Regulations for the most accurate, hunting district/species-specific season dates and regulations.

2007 Furbearer
Species	Start Date*	End Date*
Beaver(trapping districts 1, 2, & 3)	November 1, 2007	April 15, 2008
Beaver (trapping districts 4, 5, 6, & 7)	September 1, 2007	May 31, 2008
Bobcat (trapping districts 1, 2, 3)	December 1, 2007	February 15, 2008
Bobcat (trapping districts 4, 5, 6 & 7)	December 1, 2007	March 1, 2008
Fisher (trapping districts 1 & 2)	December 1, 2007	February 15, 2008
Fisher (trapping districts 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7)	Closed Season
Lynx	Closed Season
Marten (trapping districts 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5)	December 1, 2007	February 15, 2008
Marten (trapping districts 6 & 7)	Closed Season
Mink	November 1, 2007	April 15, 2008
Muskrat	November 1, 2007	April 15, 2008
Otter	November 1, 2007	April 15, 2008
Swift Fox	Closed Season
Wolverine (trapping districts 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5)	December 1, 2007	February 15, 2008
Wolverine (trapping districts 6 & 7)	Closed Season
*These dates represent the "general" season dates. Be sure to check the 2007 Montana furbearer regulations for the most accurate, trapping district/species-specific season dates and regulations.

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