The deadlines to apply for FWP’s special license drawings are May 1 for bison, moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat; and June 1 for elk, deer and antelope.
The May 1 deadline for bison is new this year.
Applying for special big game hunting permits and licenses is a lot easier these days for the growing number of hunters who apply online at fwp.mt.gov.
Internet applicants receive instant confirmation that their applications are accepted and accurate, a feature that protects hunters from being excluded from a special drawing. To avoid the one unintended slip-up that can’t be detected, applicants should double check their desired hunting district numbers before and after entering them. Once submitted, the application can’t be changed.
Hunters can apply online at fwp.mt.gov . Click “Apply for a Permit or License.” Applicants will need a MasterCard or Visa credit card. A convenience fee of $1.25, plus two percent of the total purchase, will be added to the purchase price.
For those who don’t own a computer, Internet access is available at Montana’s 80 public libraries and 30 branch public libraries. Paper applications are available at all FWP offices and from most license providers.
Additional information about FWP’s $5 SuperTag lottery is also available online on FWP’s SuperTag Web page. The SuperTag chances are available for bison, moose, sheep, mountain goat, deer, elk, antelope, and mountain lion.
How To Apply For A 2009 Bison Hunting License
The deadline to apply for Montana’s special license drawing for bison is May 1. Applying for bison by May 1—along with moose, sheep, and goat—is new this year.
While May 1 is the application deadline for 2009 bison hunting licenses, t he FWP Commission will set the final quotas and seasons in August. The bison license drawing is set for September .
Licenses will be valid on private lands with landowner permission, and on those public lands specifically defined as bison areas outside the northern and western boundaries of Yellowstone National Park.
How to apply
· Hunters may apply online at fwp.mt.gov, at any FWP office, or through the mail.
· Hunters may apply for West Yellowstone hunting district 385 or Gardiner hunting district 395.
· Hunters also have a “second choice” option to apply for the bison cow/calf license roster for West Yellowstone hunting district 385-10 or Gardiner hunting district 395-10.
· Paper applications must be postmarked by May 1. Applications postmarked after Friday, May 1 cannot be entered in the drawing. Online applications must be submitted by May 1.
· Applicants must have a valid 2009 conservation license.
· A $5 nonrefundable drawing fee must accompany the application. Nonresidents must submit a cashier’s check or money order.
Applications and Regulations
· Applications are available now via the FWP Web site at fwp.mt.gov , and from most FWP offices.
· Printed regulations will be available in mid August.
Drawing Results
· The drawing is scheduled for the first week in September.
· Successful applicants will be mailed a hunter orientation DVD and hunters are encouraged to view the DVD prior to hunting.
· Drawing results will also be available via FWP’s Web site.
License Purchase
· FWP will provide each successful applicant with license-purchase information. The bison license cost is $125 for residents and $750 for nonresidents. Hunters must purchase their l icense before they hunt.
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