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<p class="MsoNormal">PSA ****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE****PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT****<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Footloose Montana reminds Montanans
that the wolf-trapping season begins December 15, 2016 and ends February 28,
2017. Large, dangerous steel leg-hold
traps are hidden across Montana’s landscape, often encircling bait that lures
any animal or carnivorous bird. Dog
owners should be on alert and will be safest recreating with their dogs on
trap-free areas such as Bass Creek, Pattee Canyon and Blue Mountain around
Missoula. The Rattlesnake National
Recreation Area is trap-free but does not allow dogs during the winter months. Ground set traps are prohibited in the Lake
Como Ski Area from December 1 through March 31. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">For details about trapping in other
areas, please refer to Fish, Wildlife and Parks, <span style="font-family:arial"><a href="http://fwp.mt.gov/eBook/hunting/regulations/2016/wolf/index.html"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;color:rgb(16,60,192)">http://fwp.mt.gov/eBook/hunting/regulations/2016/wolf/index.html</span></a>
</span>or pick up a copy at your local
FWP office. <span></span></p>
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There is no limit to the number of wolf traps set in Montana. Traps do not have warning signs. A 150-foot setback is required for wolf traps
along open roads and hiking trails on public lands. Trapping licenses are available to anyone 12
years or older for $20 for five animals per hunter/trapper. There is a 48-hour mandatory trap check. It is unlawful to disturb any trap or trapped
wildlife belonging to a trapper without permission of the owner of the trap. Wolves do not defend their kills and rarely
pose a threat to human safety.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">If you see a trap, if your pet or livestock is
missing or caught in a trap, please notify Footloose Montana, <a href="mailto:info@footloosemontana.com">info@footloosemontana.com</a>,
406-282-1482, P.O. Box 8884, Missoula, MT
59807, so we can post the location on our map at <a href="http://www.footloosemontana.org">www.footloosemontana.org</a> for others
to check before planning outings. Your
name will be kept confidential. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in"><i>Contact: Connie Poten, 406-549-4647<span></span></i></p>
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<div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000099">Constance J. Poten</font></span><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000099">4175 Rattlesnake Drive</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000099">Missoula, MT 59802</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000099">406-549-4647</font></span><span></span><span></span><span></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000099"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="blue"><font color="black" size="2" face="Book Antiqua"><u>DISCLAIMER</u>:</font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="blue"><font color="black" size="2" face="Book Antiqua">This e-mail is only intended for the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person without permission from its author. Thank you for your cooperation.</font></font></div><div><font color="blue"><font color="black" size="2" face="Book Antiqua"><br></font></font></div></span></div></div>
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