West-central Montana hunter check stations continue to report slightly above-average hunter success

MISSOULA –Hunter check stations in west-central Montana continue to report elk and deer harvests up from last year and the five-year average.

The number of hunter trips through the check stations near Darby, Bonner, Fish Creek, and Anaconda totals 6,769 so far this season. These hunters checked 239 elk, 81 mule deer and 299 white-tailed deer, compared to 141 elk, 71 mule deer and 258 white-tailed...