Calf Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in the Bitterroot Valley, just east of Hamilton, has a new opening date of May 15 at noon this year. This is the same seasonal opening day and time as many WMAs around the state.

In past years, the WMA opened on April 15, but elk have consistently been using the WMA later into to the spring. Calf Creek WMA is important winter range for elk, so moving the opener a month later helps reduce stress to the elk and gives them time to move off the WMA and into other areas.

The WMA is open to non-motorized access only from May 15-Dec.1 each year.