Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet Oct. 16 at the FWP Helena Headquarters, 1420 East 6th Ave, beginning at 8 a.m.

By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission, the above listed hunting shall be closed to hunting of ALL BLACK BEARS in a portion of BMU 520.   Deer/Elk hunting districts 520 and 560 within BMU 520 shall be closed to hunting of ALL BLACK BEAR hunting one-half hour after sunset on Friday, October 10, 2008.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Montana Department of Livestock are looking for ranchers and wildlife enthusiasts to help recommend solutions to the spread of brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area. The seven-member task force will make science-based recommendations on wildlife and livestock management in the Greater Yellowstone Area to reduce the risk of transmission of the disease.