Montana Commission Orders a Predator Management Policy Draft and Kills Trap-Check and Bear-Spray Petitions

Montana just opened a formal predator-policy process instead of another one-off quota fight. Commissioners tied the draft to clearer metrics after setting a 300-wolf harvest quota against FWP's 250 recommendation. Outfitters and trappers get a longer planning window, while carnivore advocates face a framework debate rather than a single-number scrap.