By order of the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission, the season for taking bobcats in Trapping District 5 in southcentral Montana will close at midnight on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014.

The district includes portions of Fergus, Golden, Valley, Meagher, Musselshell, Petroleum, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland, Park, Yellowstone, Big Horn, Carbon and Treasure counties.

For more information visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov click on “Hunting”, then “Trapping”, click on “Furbearer Quota Status,” or call the toll free number at 1-800-711-8727.

(Report by Montana FWP; Cover photo: true-wildlife.blogspot.com)