Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) will hold a number of public meetings throughout the state in January to provide information, answer questions and gather input on the tentative 2018-19 hunting regulation proposals adopted by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission earlier in December.

In west-central Montana’s region 2 which includes Mineral County, FWP will host 12 meetings including one in Missoula on Jan. 4 at the Doubletree Hotel at 6:30 p.m. and another in Superior on Jan. 18 at the high school at 7:30 p.m.

Hunting regulations are adopted biennially for most game species. The proposed regulations include statewide and local regulations for deer, elk, antelope, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, bison, black bear, mountain lion, wolf, turkey, upland and migratory birds.

For more information on the proposals, and to comment, go to fwp.mt.gov and click on the link for Biennial Season Setting. Comments may also be submitted online, at public meetings and by mail to: FWP Wildlife Division, “Attn: hunting season proposals,” PO Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620.