The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana Hunting Districts 283 and 285, which include a portion of Missoula and Powell counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, December 5, 2006.

The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for lions in the districts had been met.  

For more information, visit FWP’s web site at fwp.mt.gov , click on "Hunting" then under "Hot Topics" click on "Mountain Lion Status," or call the toll-free number at 1-800-385

The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana Hunting District 270, which includes a portion of Ravalli County, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Monday, December 4, 2006.

The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 204, 260 and 261, which includes portions of Granite, Missoula and Ravalli counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on December 3, 2006.

The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for lions in the districts had been met.  

For more information, visit FWP’s web site at fwp.mt.gov , click on "Hunting" then under "Hot Topics" click on "Mountain Lion Status," or call the toll-free number at 1-800-385