A series of public meetings in Northwest Montana will focus on elk hunting regulations and season setting.  Region One Wildlife Program Manager Neil Anderson noted that the meetings are part of an early start to the hunting season setting process.  The meetings will include:

·         Information on elk populations and past harvest

·         Information on possible season structures

·         Listen to comments and develop ideas

·         Discussion of current elk hunting regulations in Region One

·         This is the start, no decisions will be made here

·         Any proposal will have to go through season setting process this coming           fall/winter

All meetings will run from 7-9 p.m. and will offer opportunities for the public to give comment.  The meetings are scheduled as follows:

Eureka: Thursday, January 19th in the large conference room at Glacier Bank.

Libby: Wednesday, Jan 25 at the Macky Little Theatre (formerly Libby Little Theater

Kalispell: Tuesday, January 31: Flathead Valley Community College, Arts and Technology 131

Trout Creek: Thursday, February 9 at the Lakeside Motel

For more information, contact Neil Anderson, Wildlife Program Manager, 751-4585

(via MT FWP)