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Montana wildlife officials have shut down the state's wolf hunt as quotas were either reached or nearing the limit.

Here's the official press release:
"Wolf hunting in Montana will close statewide Monday, November 16, 2009 at one half-hour after sunset.

"The order halting the hunt came after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that quotas were close to and there was the strong possibility they would be met in WMU 1 and WMU 2. Thirty-eight of the quota of 41 wolves had been taken in Unit 1 and 21 of 22 in WMU 2. WMU 3 was closed on October 26, 2009, the quota of 12 wolves was exceeded by 1 in the unit. Montana’s statewide quota was 75 wolves."

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