Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists completed 2022 post-season winter and spring aerial surveys of deer populations across Region 6 in northeastern Montana. The surveys indicate variable numbers for mule deer across the region and below average populations of whitetailed deer. Mule Deer “A significant drought in 2021 had impacts on the mule deer numbers across the region, most notably

Nonresident hunters who registered to be placed on the Alternates List can now check their status at myfwp. mt.gov/fwpExtPortal/ myDrawResult_input.action. Every year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks gets several unused nonresident combination licenses (big game, general elk and general deer combination licenses) returned by customers. FWP resells these returned licenses through the Alternate’s