BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A special Montana hunting season meant to eliminate a bighorn sheep herd will probably not meet its goal.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (
http://bit.ly/1HAba7Y ) that Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks held the hunt after other strategies failed to help a Tendoy mountain herd prone to disease die-offs
The department wanted to eradicate the herd of 40 to 50 and replace it with disease-free sheep. But so far, only 23 have been killed.
FWP biologist Craig [bleep] says the snow or a reluctance to shoot small rams could have put a damper on the hunt.
[bleep] says the department still wants to replace the herd, which it can't do if there are still sheep that could be carrying the bacteria.
They may hold another hunt next year or eliminate the sheep themselves.
