Region 6 Havre check station results after opening weekend of general hunting season

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

HAVRE - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' Havre hunter check station was active over the weekend of the general deer and elk opener, Oct. 22-23, with the number of hunters checked above the long-term average, despite the cool, wet weather.

The youth deer season also coincided with the general season opener, which tends to increase hunter participation. This was the third weekend that the check station has been open, as the station began collecting data Oct. 8 and 9 for the opening weekend of pheasant and general antelope.

"Hunter access to many areas was limite...