One Montana wolf hunting bill loses teeth, other fails in House floor vote
From Bills.BuffaloNews.com:
The bill seeks to create an unlimited wolf hunting quota when Montana’s wolf population is above 550; it currently sits around 1,100 to 1,200, according to the state. The only area exempted from the unlimited quota would be the areas north of Yellowstone National Park that are currently Wolf Management Units 313 and 316, where hunting is restricted to only a handful of animals each season.
The bill initially cleared the House when lawmakers changed language requiring the Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt such a policy to a “may” – meaning it was optional.
