HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana has significantly shortened the state's wolf trapping season to protect grizzly bears that have not yet begun hibernating from being injured by traps. U ...

Trapper education (a separate course from wolf trapper education) is required for those who have not held an Idaho trapping license prior to July 2011. A complete list of trapper education courses can ...

A gray wolf in snow. (Eric Cole/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted regulations for the upcoming wolf and furbearer trapping seasons on Tuesday that keep ...

Further details will be published before the season in a wolf hunting and trapping synopsis. The early wolf hunting season (legal firearms or archery) will be concurrent with the deer season and open ...

HELENA – The state Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission on Thursday approved a more expansive wolf-hunting season in Montana this year, allowing trapping of wolves for the first time and raising the ...

A federal judge has cut wolf trapping season in half in most of Montana. The decision comes after multiple animal advocacy groups filed a lawsuit claiming that federally-protected grizzly bears are ...

Montana Judge Allows 2025-26 Wolf Hunting and Trapping Regulations to Stand While Lawsuit Proceeds A Helena judge has allowed the wolf hunting and trapping regulations the Montana Fish and Wildlife ...

LEWISTON – A federal judge’s ruling will shorten Idaho’s wolf trapping season by as many as nine months to prevent potential harm to threatened grizzly bears. The ruling issued this week by federal ...

A new set of gray wolf hunting and trapping rules is scheduled to take effect Nov. 1 in Wisconsin. The new rules include a faster reporting requirement for wolf kills, a zone-specific tag system, ...