The Crow Tribe has declined to participate in the state of Montana's bison hunt.

The tribe was allotted two licenses under the program. A total of 16 were set aside for the eight tribes in the state.

Another tribe, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai, will decide whether or not to participate.

The state issued a total of 50 licenses to hunt bison that wander out of Yellowstone National Park.

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Wildlife officials ponder fate of some tribal bison licenses (AP 11/29)

Relevant Links:
The Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative - http://www.intertribalbison.org
Buffalo Field Campaign - http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org
Yellowstone National Park - http://www.nps.gov/yell

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