Elk season extended in parts of Montana

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Nov 25, 2008 at 11:18 PM MDT

Story Updated: Nov 25, 2008 at 11:18 PM MDT

MISSOULA - There's an early Christmas present for elk hunters in a few parts of Montana.

State Fish, Wildlife and Parks commissioners decided Tuesday to extend elk season in parts of Regions 3 and 6. The season will be extended in 18 hunting districts around Dillon and Bozeman, and two districts in the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. For the rest of the state, the general big-game season ends Sunday.

The extended season will run Dec. 1-21 in FWP Region 3 and Dec. 1-14 in FWP Region 6. However the state commission can close any extended season in any hunting district on 24 hours' notice. That could happen if the total elk harvest goal in a district is achieved, or if the bull harvest gets to a level where a closure on bulls would be necessary.

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