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Hunting outlook: good

Hunting season is upon us once again and Game Warden Chris Teter is confident it’s going to be a good one. Despite a few potential issues for those who don’t have access to private land, he says, populations are generally high and the opportunities should be broad.

Elk

Elk season will be something of a mixed bag this year, Teter says, depending on where you plan to hunt.

“Hunters who have good access to the private land where the majority of the elk are have being doing fairly well, while public land hunters are going to have a little bit less success,” he says.

“In Area 116 north of Sundance...