KALISPELL — It’s the final week for general deer and elk hunting season which officially wraps up on Sunday, Nov. 30.

Through the first five weeks of the general hunting season, more than 9,000 hunters have gone through four check stations in northwest Montana.

“Yeah, we’ve heard lots of great hunting stories this year, seen some first-time hunters come through the check stations with their first deer which is always cool,” said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Spokesman Dillon Tabish.

Tabish said overall 10.5 percent of hunters have reported harvesting game, which is almost identical to last season’s rate.

Watch story here: Northwest Montana Hunting Update

Across the region, hunters checked 831 white-tailed deer, including 636 bucks, along with 71 mule deer and 46 elk.

“Usually,

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