Numbers down for antelope, pheasant hunting near Havre

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Oct. 23, 2013

Overall hunting numbers were down, but hunters took more of some upland birds and waterfowl in the Havre area during the weekends of Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 19-20, according to numbers gathered from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 game check station outside Havre.

“Over the first two weekends of the season, harvest for most species has been down,” said FWP Havre-area wildlife biologist Scott Hemmer. “Antelope numbers and licenses have remained low since the winter of 2010-11, and this fact is reflected in the check station harvest being down 92 percent from the long-term average. Most antelope hunters reported having to hunt harder to find animals, but most have reported good horn growth in the bucks they did find and harvest this year.”

The general antelope season opened Oct. 12, as did pheasant season.

Pheasant harvest has been down slightly from last year, and…

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