wolves

Montana wildlife officials are abandoning efforts to shut down gray wolf hunting and trapping just outside the gates of Yellowstone National Park.

Wolf trapping season got underway officially on Saturday, and only two have been caught so far, according to Ron Aasheim with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host its first wolf trapper certification class this  Saturday, September 8, at the Montana Wild Center in Helena (2668 Broadwater Avenue) beginning at 9 a.m.