Spring Black Bear Hunting Begins April 15 – MFWP
Montana’s spring black bear season doesn’t begin until April 15, but hunters will be able to access the 2010 black bear hunting regulations on the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Web site at fwp.mt.gov beginning Feb. 25.
Licenses purchased after April 15 may only be purchased over the counter at a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks office and can not be used for five days after the purchase.
Bear hunters must have successfully completed FWP’s bear ID training at least once in order to purchase a black bear license.
Black bear hunters are urged to annually refresh their bear identification skills, including the ability to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly. Grizzly bears, a federally protected, threatened species, are not hunted in Montana.
To take the bear ID test, go to http://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter/bearID/default.