On January 2, the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association, joined by a local Montana state representative and a trio of hunting groups, sued the game commission, arguing that the vote to close the wolf hunt near Jardine had been taken illegally, since it wasn’t posted on the original agenda and the public was not given the proper notice. A local judge granted a temporary injunction, and the areas were immediately reopened to hunters and trappers. The state legislature, meanwhile, began debating a bill that would prevent the commission from instituting any such midseason closures in the
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“On January 2, the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association, joined by a local Montana state representative and a trio of hunting groups, sued the game commission, arguing that the vote to close the wolf hunt near Jardine had been taken illegally, since it wasn’t posted on the original agenda and the public was not given the proper notice. A local judge granted a temporary injunction, and the areas were immediately reopened to hunters and trappers. The state legislature, meanwhile, began debating a bill that would prevent the commission from instituting any such midseason closures in the future or creating any kind of a buffer zone around Yellowstone where hunting wolves was prohibited. The message was clear: as far as the State of Montana was concerned, there was no such thing as a special wolf.”
