A member of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission wants to eliminate trapping setbacks on closed roads in Mineral County, increase the statewide wolf quota and extend hunting season dates in certain parts of the state.

Commissioner Jeff Burrows proposed three of several amendments that will be considered by the Fish and Wildlife Commission this week, ahead of the 2025-26 hunting season. The meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 21 in Helena at the Montana WILD Auditorium. The meeting can be streamed via Zoom.

The first of Burrows’ proposals, eliminating setback regulations on roads, is to help trappers fill their quotas. Setbacks — 50 feet for furbearers and 150 feet for wolves — exist on all roads in Mineral County during trapping season.

Eliminating the setbacks would boost effic

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