Hunting of all legal types are allowed in Wilderness.
All hunting seasons, from bow to black powder to traditional rifle season are legal in nearly all Wilderness areas, including the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.
Hunting granddad style.
Hunting in Wilderness means you get to hunt like your grandpa did, via horse- or mule-packing or good old-fashioned hiking. No mechanized or motorized transportation will scare away game.
Hunters of all types express the opinion that hunting in Wilderness is one of the best hunting experiences they have had. Don Clark of Libby, Montana, weighs in with his piece in Voices in the Wilderness. He admits that hunting in Wilderness isn’t easy, but it’s worth it.
Wilderness hunting has lots of fans.
Montana Backcountry Hunters and Anglers have endorsed the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness proposal, as have the Bull Lake and Libby Rod and Gun Clubs, Idaho Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Montana Wildlife Federation, the Idaho Panhandle Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Montana Back Country Horsemen.
Some of Montana’s and Idaho’s most prime habitat for moose, elk, deer, black bears, mountain lions, and mountain goats lie in the proposed wilderness. Hunting and drawing tags in the Scotchmans is just like any other public land: it is managed by Idaho Fish and Game in Idaho and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks in Montana. Minus the smell and noise of motors.
Read more stories about hunting (and fishing) in wild country
Consumed in the Yaak, by Riley Egan
Why I Like Wilderness, by Pete Mickelson
Family and Fall in the South Fork of Ross Creek, by Lance Shevlan
The Golden Trout (and the trouble to get one), by Kelly Palmer
