Bobcat Trapping, Hunting Now Closed In District 7

MILES CITY – As of midnight on March 1, Trapping Districts 4, 5, 6 and 7 are closed to all trapping and/or hunting of bobcats.

With the scheduled season end being reached, the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission approved the closure.

In southeast Montana’s Trapping District 7, 136 bobcats were harvested out of a winter quota of 600.

Hunters are reminded that tagging of bobcat pelts is required within 10 days of closure of the season.