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Fisher season to close locally

Wildlife | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 4 months AGO
by WildlifeFish
| December 15, 2017 3:00 AM

The season for taking fisher in parts of Trapping District’s 1 and 2 will close midnight Thursday, Dec. 14. The closure area includes Sanders County and parts of Lincoln county south and west of Highway 2.

For more information, visit fwp.mt.gov, click on “Hunting,” then click on “Drawing & Quota Status,” or call 800-385-7826.

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