Should there be fees and licensing for shed hunting in Montana?

There is a lot of "Section This" and "Class That" in the wording. But the bottom line is there may soon be a bottom line, all be it a small one. And Montana residents, yes, we're looking at you.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks tells us that their House Committee is conducting a hearing on a proposed bill that would establish licensing and fees for shed hunting.

The first section of House Bill 353 applies to Montana residents and proposes a $10 charge. A  "Class F-1" resident shed-collecting license authorizes the holder of the license to "collect and possess naturally shed antlers and horns of elk, deer, and antelope and the antlers or horns of a game animal, except for mountain sheep."

The second section ("Class F-2") applies to nonresident shed collecting licensees. A payment of a $50 fee entitles a nonresident holder of the license to "collect and possess naturally shed antlers and horns of elk, deer, and antelope and the antlers or horns of a game animal, except for mountain sheep."

There are a lot of other provisions, exceptions and exclusions in each section that pertain mainly to mountain sheep, with a skull or a portion of a skull attached that has died from natural causes and that has not been unlawfully killed, captured, or taken or accidentally killed.

And a license is not required by a landowner, their immediate family, or the landowner’s employees on the landowner’s land for the collecting of naturally shed antlers and horns.

It all seems a bit tedious for the amount of revenue that could be potentially collected if the bill passes. There were no figures included in the bill on the amount of money that might be generated, or what it would be used for.

We'll keep ya posted on the bill's progress.

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