REMINDERS FOR SHED HUNTERS

REMINDERS FOR SHED HUNTERS

Mar 24, 2023 10:17 AM

Most wildlife management areas open May 15; block management areas not open for shed hunting without landowner permission

HELENA – With warmer temperatures and snow quickly disappearing, shed-antler hunters are anxious to get into the field. Buck deer and bull elk and moose grow antlers each year, some to magnificent size, which drop off to regrow each spring. Hunting for and collecting these "shed" antlers in spring has become a popular activity.

Many of Montana’s wildlife management areas (WMAs) provide security to wildlife during the winter....