By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission, the season for trapping and shooting of bobcats in Trapping District 2 in western Montana will close at midnight on the evening of Tuesday, December 28, 2010.

The district includes portions of Deer Lodge, Granite, Lewis and Clark, Mineral, Missoula, Silver Bow, Powell and Ravalli 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.