HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Licensing Bureau is soliciting proposals from conservation organizations that are interested in conducting a competitive auction or lottery for some 2025 licenses.

Licenses available for auction include bighorn sheep and Shiras moose. Licenses available for auction or lottery include mule deer, elk and mountain goat.

All proposals must be received by July 15. Written proposals can be hand-delivered to the FWP Licensing Bureau at 1420 E. 6th Ave. in Helena; mailed to P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620; or emailed to payton.schild@mt.gov. Large proposals or proposals with sensitive information can be sent via the state of Montana file transfer service found at https://transfer.mt.gov/Home/Login.

Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will select the conservation organizations to conduct the auctions and lottery at its meeting on Aug. 16. Organizations submitting proposals are encouraged to attend the meeting. Selected organizations and individuals will be required to complete a cooperative agreement with FWP prior to auctioning any licenses.

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