by NBC Montana StaffThu, November 28th 2024 at 5:57 PM

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Officials lift trap setback requirements for many seasonally closed roads in Ravalli County.

RAVALLI COUNTY, Mont. — Officials lift trap setback requirements for many seasonally closed roads in Ravalli County.

The Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed and approved of the amendment that aims to lift the requirements for roads that are seasonally closed to motor vehicles, including off-highway vehicles, during trapping season.

Previously, all roads and hiking trails designated by administrative signs and open to vehicle use in Ravalli County were subject to a 50-foot setback for ground set traps and snares, which is the standard throughout most of the state.

There will be no changes to existing hiking trail trap setback requirements or areas currently closed to specific types of trapping in the county, including areas of Lake Como Ski Area and Bass Creek Recreation Area.

Trapping season for bobcats runs from Dec. 1st through Feb. 15th and the season for wolves begins on Jan. 1st and runs through February 15th in Ravalli County.

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Predator and nongame trapping don’t have established season dates and may take place year-round.

For a list of the places in Ravalli County with seasonal road closures where the standard setbacks will be retained, click here.

By Ashley Soebroto,Staff WriterDec 5, 2024

FULTON — A Schoharie County man has been charged with illegally hunting a bear after luring it with food and posting pictures of the deceased animal on social media.

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The man is facing charges for hunting a bear over bait and illegally killing it. State environmental conservation officers found out about the situation Oct. 13 after initially responding to a complaint about youth hunters who were not with an adult in their immediate vicinity — and that the man was supposed to be supervising them, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

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Several days later on Oct. 20, officers received a report that the same individual had hunted a bear and posted pictures with the animal’s body on social media. 

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The bear’s carcass was at a local processor where officers found it with an incomplete hunter tag — a physical paper that proves that the hunter has the legal right to kill a specific animal during hunting season. Officers also inspected where the bear was killed Oct. 24 and found cracked corn and sunflower seeds.

After confronting the man at his residence, the individual admitted to putting grain in front of several blinds prior to hunting. 

The man is also facing charges with a tagging violation and failure to properly supervise youth hunters. The person was issued tickets in Fulton Town Court.