Reader submitted hunting photos - Part 1
Left: Thirteen-year-old Trista Alexander from the Swan Valley shot this 5x5 Nov. 9 in the Lindbergh Lake area. This is her biggest buck to date. She was hunting with her dad when she shot him. Right: Kaden Thornsberry harvested this 4x5 whitetail Nov. 3 in Condon using a Ruger American 6.5 Creedmoor.
Montana's general big game hunting season closed Sunday, Nov. 25. Montana Fish, Wildfire & Parks reported deer and elk harvest totals were down in northwest Montana while hunter check stations in west-central Montana remained similar to recent years.
The five regional check stations in northwest Montana, tallied a combined total of 950 white-tailed deer, including 676 bucks, this season. That is down from 1,275 total white-tailed deer and 925 bucks harvested in 2017.
There were 100 mule deer checked this season, which is nearly twice as many as last season. The 58 checked elk was 20 fewer than...
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