--- title: "Follow-up: Montana Wildlife Commissioners Vote to Consider Sage Grouse Hunting Closure" description: "Following this weeks' angst about the possibility of sage-grouse hunting closures in Montana, the state's Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission voted yesterday to consider curtailing or closing this fall's hunt as one tool to address widespread declines of the open-range game bird. Hunters and conservation groups spoke out against the hunting closure while livestock groups advocated for hunting restrictions." date: "2014-05-23" modified: "2014-05-23" authors: - name: "Andrew McKean" job_title: "Hunting and Conservation Editor" link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/andrew-mckean/" url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/hunting/2014/05/follow-montana-wildlife-commissioners-vote-consider-sage-grouse-hunting-closur/" categories: - "Conservation" - "Grouse Hunting" - "Hunting" - "Upland Bird Hunting" - "Wildlife Management" --- # Follow-up: Montana Wildlife Commissioners Vote to Consider Sage Grouse Hunting Closure ![]() Following this weeks' angst about the possibility of sage-grouse hunting closures in Montana, the state's Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission voted yesterday to consider curtailing or closing this fall's hunt as one tool to address widespread declines of the open-range game bird. Hunters and conservation groups [spoke out against the hunting closure]() while livestock groups advocated for hunting restrictions. A final decision on the fate of this fall's season, which was set to open Sept. 1, will be made at the commission's July meeting. ## Author Andrew McKean is *Outdoor Life’s* hunting and conservation editor, drilling into issues that affect wildlife, wild lands, and the people who care about them. He’s also OL’s optics editor, helping readers to make informed buying decisions. He lives outside Glasgow, Montana, where he hunts every day and season he can. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]() [Instagram]()