The hunting of female mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 319 and 341, which include portions of Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.
The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for the district had been met.
For more information, visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov, click on “Hunting” then under “Hunting Guides” click on “Mountain Lion”, or call the toll-free number at 1-800-385-7826.
For a complete update on the mountain lion hunting quota statuses, click here.
(Report by Montana FWP; Cover photo: w8themes.com)