By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission, the season for trapping otters in Trapping District 4 in north central Montana will close one-half hour after sunset Thursday, December 12, 2002. The district includes portions of Hill, Glacier, Chouteau, Toole, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, Cascade, Lewis and Clark, Meagher, Park, Judith Basin, Fergus, and Petroleum counties. For more information, visit FWP’s web site at fwp.state.mt.us at "Hot Topics" then click on "Trapping Season Status," or call the toll free number at 1-800-711-8727.