Final Montana Havre-Area Check Station Data for 2015 Tabulated

By Vanessa Torres

Montana -(Ammoland.com)- The final results are in at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Havre check station for the 2015 hunting season.

The check station was open from Oct. 10 (the open of general antelope) through Nov. 29 (the end of the big game season). In general, both hunter numbers and big-game harvest increased from last year.

Hunter numbers were up 12% from 2014, but are still down 18% from long-term average. “Weather conditions this year were mostly warm and dry, which may have helped increase hunter participation from last year,” said Havre-area biologist Scott Hemmer, who manages the check station.

In addition, hunter success and hunter satisfaction seems to be on the upswing. “We talked to a lot of hunters that were pleased with seeing more game, especially since the winter of 2010-2011 and past epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) outbreaks,” noted Hemmer, “and hunter harvest was in line with that.”

The antelope harvest of 77 animals was an increase of 15% from 2014, but is still 76% below the long-term average. The reduction in the long-term average is mainly due …Read the Rest

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