Montana FWP poaching board approves nearly $50,000 in poaching fines, $30,000 in reward money

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 590

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has quantified some of the impacts of poaching in the state from 2025 with an uptick in reported poaching cases and fines leveraged against defendants compared to 2024.

In a report by TIPMONT, the state’s program that encourages the public to report poaching crimes by offering reward payouts to informants who help lead to convictions, the state authorized $28,100 in reward money to members of the public in 2025.

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