Reimbursement Program

• STEP 1: Join F4WM
• STEP 2: Save receipts
• STEP 3: Harvest a wolf & check it in with the State
• STEP 4: Submit for reimbursement of your expenses within 180 days from the date of harvest
• STEP 5: If you’d like to be posted as F4WM’s “Wolfer of the Week” on our social media pages, submit your tasteful harvest photo(s) to teresa@f4wm.org Include a short story about the hunt and/or a testimonial about our program for us to share too, if you’d like!

F4WM Membership must be approved and processed prior to being eligible for reimbursement (allow 7 days for mailing of your membership materials). Once your membership is processed, you will be eligible for reimbursement of your expenses when you harvest a wolf.

**EXCEPTION: When State of Idaho funds are used for the reimbursement F4WM is required to reimburse both members and non-members alike. Please see Idaho wolf Control Board and Commission Grant funding section below

Purchases must be from prior to harvest date, and for expenses related to the scouting, hunting, or trapping of wolves (Does not have to be a current year purchase). These can include items such as fuel, firearms, ammunition, traps, game cameras, outdoor clothing/gear, license & tag fees, ATV/UTV, 4-wheeler, truck purchase or payments, etc.

Wolf must be checked in with IDFG or MTFWP. Ask for a copy of the Big Game Mortality Report from IDFG or the Wolf Harvest Registration form from MT FWP.

• Note 1: Check IDFG’s online 2026/2027 big game brochure for current seasons and rules, which includes updates such as court-ordered changes shortening wolf trapping seasons in 19 counties.
• Note 2: Montana Hunter/Trappers- As of the August 2025 Commission Meeting, checking in your wolf with a MT FWP is required.
• Note 3: Falsifying those reports is a Felony

• Email a copy of your expense receipts (for the amount of the reimbursement, based on the max allowed for the unit of harvest listed/mapped below)
• As well as a copy of your IDFG Big Game Mortality Report, or FWP Wolf harvest registration form (This proves it was a legal harvest and what unit the wolf was harvested from.
• To teresa@f4wm.org or by mail to F4WM Po Box 821 Ponderay, ID 83852 within 180 days of the date of harvest.

Once we receive and verify your reimbursement requests, your check will be mailed within 7 business days.

Please direct any questions related to harvest reimbursements to F4WM Treasurer, Teresa Stevens at teresa@f4wm.org.