2021 big game hunting forecast for Region 2

HELENA – Montana has some of the longest hunting seasons in the West, healthy herds of game and access to millions of acres of public land. However, hunters must be mindful of fire danger and of private landowners who are facing grass shortages, poor crop production and fatigue from monitoring for fire. Hunter harvest helps to reduce wildlife densities on a stressed landscape and perhaps to help lessen winter depredation on haystacks or winter range.

In addition to the following hunting forecast, FWP provides online information about hunting access, including the Block Management Program. Thro...