I. & E. DIVISION 



Report on Montana Fish, Game ' 

 License Sales Shows Increases 



A report by the Montana Fish 

 Id Game Department showing 

 ontana's 1955-56 hunting and 

 hii'.u. license siile.s indicates the 

 tr-yrowing pupuluriiy of these 

 irU. 



rota! license sales for the past 

 ar were 363,193 while tlu 



season total \vi 

 jxirt shovvij sai<< 

 cense. catet> 

 .ears- 

 rb.ti d« 



,ast yi 



the 



were C,a;^eade. 31,016; Yellowstor 

 ;!0,273, CJallalii,. 26.335; Flalhea 

 24,743 and Mis-soula.- 21,752. 



Montana residents purchas 



!S!t.44f) bird and fish licenses 



]Uo,"), an increase of approxima,! 



1\ 3,000 ov.-r 1!)54. Non-residen 



e issued 36,671 G-dny fishij 



cs, abuut 3,000 more th; 



ear, and 4,134 non^-reside 



al fishing licenses, abo 



than in 1954. 



coiimty vvas fir.'^t 

 fish license sales in tl 

 18,551 were scld. G; 

 -).' led in the .sale of no 

 ing licenses, witih 

 '0 G-day and 1,047 se 

 = sold. 



ame Licenses 



game licen.se sal 



an increase of a 



[.i(ii) over last yea 



rchased 2,18o"$l 



about 600 mo: 



(>-,\sione coun; 



hunting licen; 



nd the hij 



tlent liccnsi 



Clark coil 



al permi 

 ident ar 

 lading 3' 



gnat. 2,6; 



■' 495 no: 



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Fishing Season Opens Sunday 



Montana's 1956 fishing season 

 will officially open on Sunday, 

 May 27 at 5:00 o'clock a. m. stan- 

 dard time this year. The regular 

 season will be open from May 

 27 to November 30, both dates in- 



in all waters unless otherwise 

 specified in the fishing regula- 

 tions. 



This year fishermen will find 

 waters in county streams partic- 

 ularly high and muddy, due to 



