Apply June 1 to Deet Hunt Montana’s Marias River WMA
OutdoorHub 05.29.12
Deer hunters who want to hunt the Marias River Wildlife Management Area, southwest of Shelby in Hunting District 406 have from June 1 to June 30 to submit their application.
A random drawing will take place for deer hunting periods during the archery season, Sept. 1 – Oct. 14, or the general rifle season, Oct. 20 – Nov. 11. Access to the WMA will be allocated as follows:
Archery Season – Deer Hunting Periods
- 10 archers for the first 2 weeks (Sept. 1-Sept. 14)
- 10 archers for the 3rd and 4th weeks (Sept. 15-Sept. 28)
- 10 archery hunters for 5th and 6th weeks (Sept. 29-Oct. 14)
General Season – Deer Hunting Periods
- 10 rifle hunters for the 1st week (Oct. 20-Oct. 26)
- 10 rifle hunters for the 2nd week (Oct. 27-Nov. 2)
- 10 rifle hunters for the 3rd and final week (Nov. 3-Nov. 11)
Public hunting access for all other species is open on the Marias River WMA.
Hunters can submit applications from 8 a.m., June 1, until 5 p.m., June 30. All drawing applications must be submitted electronically either on the FWP web page or at any FWP regional or area office.
Points to remember
- 10 archery hunters randomly chosen per 2 week period.
- 3 archery hunt periods, each 2 weeks in length.
- 10 general hunting season (rifle) hunters randomly chosen per 7-9 day period.
- 3 general season (rifle) hunt periods, each 7-9 days in length.
- Hunters may apply for either archery or rifle season but not both.
- No party applications accepted.
- Hunt periods will be allotted at the time of drawing and are not transferable.
- Hunters may apply only once.
- Drawing application may be submitted electronically beginning 8 a.m., June 1, on the FWP web site (fwp.mt.gov) or at any FWP regional office.
- Drawing application must be received by FWP no later than 5 p.m., June 30, 2012.
- Incomplete, incorrect or duplicate drawing applications will be removed prior to the drawing.
- Hunters must include their full name, address, phone number, and correctly formatted ALS number and indicate desired hunt– archery or general rifle hunting season on the drawing application.
- Drawing will take place after June 30 and only successful applicants will be notified of drawing results.
- Successful drawing applicants will be contacted with hunt access information and authorized permission before the start of the archery season.
- Successful drawing applicants may use any deer license valid in Hunting District 406.
- All hunting will conform to the existing FWP Commission-established season structure in HD 406.
