Northwest Montana big game harvest totals trend behind 2022
Jennifer Cox with her harvested deer at a game check station in Northwest Montana on Nov. 11, 2023. (FWP photo)
Signs of the “rut” have emerged in Northwest Montana as the general hunting season winds down with less than two weeks remaining.
So far this season, more than 6,300 hunters have appeared at regional game check stations. Harvest results at the regional check stations are slightly down compared to a year ago while the number of hunters reported is slightly higher.
The percent of hunters with game stopping at Region 1 check stations is at 7.5% through four weekends, compared to 8.7% in 2022.
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