This state's classification carries no date range for the species.
What you may take, and when
Take and hours
Licence and outlook
Bag limitAwaiting survey
HIP requiredAwaiting survey
Exceptions posted at the boundary
Lesser prairie-chicken range is the southern Great Plains (OK/TX/NM/KS/CO); the species does not occur in Montana and is absent from Montana's regulations entirely.
Population outlook
Montana 2026
Awaiting survey — Montana 2026
Issuing agencyMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parksfwp.mt.govRecord year 2026