Region 6 Havre check station results after opening weekend of general hunting season released

From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Havre hunter check station was very active over the weekend of general deer and elk opener, Oct. 23-24, with the number of hunters checked being well-above the long-term average.

This was the third weekend that the check station has been open, as the station began collecting data Oct. 9 and 10 for the opening weekend of pheasant and general antelope.

“This was the most hunters checked this weekend for at least the last 12 years,” said Havre-area biologist Scott Hemmer, who manages the check station. “The youth deer hunt fe...