Montana Wolf

Typically, Montana averages 250-300 wolves taken each year. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks estimates there to be 1,087 wolves statewide. Most of the wolves in Montana are found on the western portion of the state in regions 1-3. The majority of the wolves harvested each year are by trappers or hunters pursuing elk and deer during the general season in Western Montana. Non-resident hunters holding a deer or elk combination license will pay $25 for their first wolf tag. All other wolf tags will be $50 per wolf license. Non-resident hunters and trappers may harvest any wolf in any open WMU or region statewide during the archery-only, general, and trapping seasons. A person can take up to 20 wolves with no more than 10 via hunting and no more than 10 via trapping (maximum harvest of 20 wolves per person). The season dates for wolf hunting are as follows – archery season is the first two weeks of September, and the general rifle season is the middle of September until the middle of March the following year.

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