General Big Game Season Ends in North-Central Montana

GREAT FALLS - In the Augusta area of north-central Montana, the five-week general rifle season began with mild weather for the first three weeks of the season, followed by cooler weather and some snow arriving over the last two weeks of the season. Despite that favorable weather the overall harvest finished approximately 10 percent below recent average with 695 big game animals checked at the station during the 2024 season.

A total of 2,650 hunters stopped at the check station, representing an approximate 16 percent and 24 percent reduction from the 10 and 20-year averages respectively, althou...