KALISPELL — Saturday is the first day of general deer and elk hunting season in Montana.

“Opening weekend of hunting season is kind of like the first day at the ski resort, everybody’s excited they got their gear out and they want to get out there and have some fun, and so we’re anticipating a pretty busy start to the season,” said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Spokesman Dillon Tabish.

Tabish said hunters need to follow rules and regulations closely to make sure everyone has a safe season.

“Just really important to kind of go through that mental checklist like you remember from hunter education, safety with the firearms, make sure you have your hunter’s orange on, make sure you got your licenses, just kind of going through that checklist,” said Tabish.

Tabish said hunters are not re

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