The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 370 and 380, which include portions of Broadwater, Jefferson and Lewis and Clark counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Saturday, January 26, 2008. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the district had been met. For more information, visit FWP and #39;s web site at fwp.mt.

Pneumonia Die-Off Hits Bighorn Sheep In Elkhorn Mountains
State wildlife officials said today that a number of bighorn sheep in the Elkhorn Mountains south of Helena have died from pneumonia over the past few weeks. The nearly always-fatal respiratory disease was first suspected in the herd when a traveler reported sick bighorn sheep on the Indian Creek Road near Townsend on Jan. 8. “All indications suggested pneumonia,” said Tom Carlsen, a wildlife biologist for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. “We picked up about six carcasses so far.

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