A special white-tailed deer management season underway in northeastern Montana's Milk River Valley between Nashua and Saco has been expanded to include resident and nonresident hunters. The special season in portions of hunting districts 630 and 670 started in December. The extra harvest of antlerless white-tailed deer was approved to help reduce crop damage on private lands and help meet deer-population objectives.

The season, initially limited to hunters selected from FWP's game-damage rosters, is now open to any legal resident or nonresident hunter.

Hunters can use any number of unfilled deer licenses or permits from the 2008 Montana big game hunting season. Hunters also may purchase up to five additional antlerless white-tailed deer licenses for use in the area. The additional deer tags are available from all license vendors, any FWP office, or online at fwp.mt.gov.

About 30 private landowners are participating in the special hunt, which will remain open until Feb. 15, or until a harvest quota of 500 antlerless deer is reached. Hunters are required to report each deer harvested to FWP by calling 406-228-3700, sending an e-mail to fwpr6gd@mt.gov , or sending written correspondence to Montana FWP, Region 6 Headquarters, 54078 U.S. Highway 2 West, Glasgow, MT 59230.

Hunters are required to obtain permission to enter the private lands either by completing registration cards at sign-in boxes on the Block Management Areas or by contacting landowners directly. Maps of the management season area and contact information for participating landowners are available at FWP offices.

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