Slightly slower, warmer than usual end to big game season in west-central Montana

MISSOULA – The 2021 general big game hunting season closed Sunday, Nov. 28, with the four west-central Montana wildlife check stations reporting overall hunter activity and harvest totals down just slightly from last season, despite extra mild November weather.

In the six weekends of the season, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks operated wildlife check stations in four locations around west-central M...