Montana’s wolf trapping season measures draw protests from both sides

Trappers and anti-trappers were displeased with the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s decisions on Tuesday as they approved three measures.

Under an order issued last November by a federal court judge, the commission had to set its wolf trapping seasons in the western half of the state — the designated grizzly bear recovery zone — to Jan. 1 through Feb. 15 in 2025.