By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission the season for all hunting of bobcats in Trapping District 1 in northwestern Montana will close at midnight on Sunday, December 28, 2008.

The district includes portions of Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Lewis & Clark, Missoula, Powell and Sanders counties.

For more information visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.gov  then "Hunting", then "Trapping" and click on "Fisher, Bobcat & Otter Quotas and Wolverine Management Unit Quotas," or call the toll free number at 1-800-711-8727.