Bobcat season closes in Trapping District 1
Wildlife | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 10 months AGO
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has announced the end of bobcat season in Trapping District 1 in northwestern Montana.
The season closed midnight Wednesday, Dec. 27.
The district includes parts of Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Mineral, Missoula, Powell and Sanders counties.
For more information, visit fwp.mt.gov/hunting/status/ or call 800-385-7826.
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