By TOM PALMER for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
With fewer than 300 no-wait nonresidents deer combo hunting licenses left for sale out-of-state hunters still hoping to trek to Montana this fall need to move fast.
The first-come first-served nonresident deer combination licenses sell for $565 and are good for archery and general rifle season deer hunting in most districts. The license also includes season conservation, fishing, upland game bird licenses and the hunting-access enhancement fee.
There also are a number of nonresident big game and elk combo hunting licenses still available. Montana’s big game combination license sells for $954 and the elk combination license for $804.
While supplies last, the licenses can be purchased online or over-the-counter at any Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks office.
Montana’s nonresident big game combination hunting license allow one to hunt for deer and elk and includes season conservation, fishing, upland game bird licenses, and the hunting-access enhancement fee. The elk combo includes all of the same opportunities but doesn’t include a deer hunting license.
Montana offers more than 160 hunting districts with more than 1,000 different opportunities to hunt for deer and elk with a bow and arrow or a rifle – and all with just a general hunting license. During the archery season, archers also need a $10 bow and arrow license.
Depending on the hunting district regulations residents and nonresidents can hunt antlered mule deer buck, either-sex mule deer, antlered white-tailed deer buck, either-sex white-tailed deer, brow-tined bull elk, spike bull elk, either-sex elk, or antlerless elk.
A general license “cheat sheet” is available online at fwp.mt.gov . Click “ General License Cheat Sheet ” for details on all of Montana’s general license fall hunting seasons, regulations, and specific season dates by hunting district.
Montana’s deer and elk archery seasons run Sept. 7 – Oct. 20. The general big game rifle season runs Oct. 26 – Dec. 1.
For more information visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov . Click “ 2013 Nonresident Deer & Elk Licenses “.
Deer and elk are found throughout most of Montana. Hunters enjoy nearly 35 million acres of National Forest and other public land, as well as 8 million acres of land made available through the Block Management Program . Hunters must follow all regulations and obtain permission to hunt on private property.
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