Yesterday we told you about the dilemma that Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials and the Butte Police were having with the young trio of bears that were seen rummaging through garbage cans on Butte's Westside yesterday. Today we can report that the problem has been solved. And the way it was solved has many in Southwest Montana up in arms.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is advising anglers that portions of the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Clark Fork, Madison, Ruby and Sun rivers, as well as the Jefferson River and Silver Bow Creek in their entirety, will be closed to all fishing daily from 2 p.m. to midnight, effective at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10. The restrictions will stay in effect until conditions improve.