As grizzly populations have expanded, more of the animals have moved into areas occupied by people, creating public safety issues and problems for farmers.
State officials have insisted future hunts would be limited and not endanger the overall population.
Republican lawmakers in the region in recent years also adopted more aggressive policies against gray wolves, including loosened trapping rules that could lead to grizzlies being inadvertently killed. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte welcomed the administration’s announcement and said it could lead to the state reclaiming management of a species placed under federal protection in 1975. He said the grizzly’s recovery “represents a conservation success.”
Those groups want federal protections kept in place and no hunting allowed so bears can continue moving into new areas. “You have so many opinions and some of them are not based on science, but the biologists are the ones that know the facts about what the populations are and what should be considered a goal for each area,” Evans said. “If you're going to manage grizzly bears, there's a sustainable number that needs to be kept in balance. I'm not a biologist, but I would follow the science.”
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