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This file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows a gray wolf. (Gary Kramer/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)BySCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
Daily Inter Lake|August 17, 2021 12:00 AM

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday is expected to decide on a number of proposals of interest to hunters and trappers in Northwest Montana, including wolf and furbearer trapping setbacks, season quotas and other regulations.

The commission is considering a proposal to allow snares for wolf trapping, increase the bag limit and allow a person to take more than one wolf per license.

It is also considering proposals for trapping setbacks in Region 1, the northwest corner of the state. Some setbacks — the minimum distance a trap must be placed from trails or popular recreation areas — would be added and some places would be designated as no-trapping areas.

In addition, the…