Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is advising hunters to wait to consume snow geese harvested after Nov. 28 in the Butte and Dillon areas. Instead, FWP recommends hunters process and freeze birds at this time and do not eat them until the Department knows how or if this event has affected the edible portions of the birds.

Montana Resources and Atlantic Richfield Company officials (responsible for the Berkeley Pit mine) are asking members of the public who find living or dead snow geese to contact Butte-Silver Bow animal control at (406) 497-6527.  After hours, contact Montana Resources directly at (406) 496-3233.