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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has released the names of the hunters citedduring an incident in Meagher Countythat officials deemed unethical.

Game wardens say that on opening weekend, about 100 hunters convened where a large herd of elk was easily visible on a ranch enrolled in the Block Management Program. Hunters reportedly fired into the herd, killing roughly 50 elk. One elk remained unclaimed and two were confiscated from hunters who were cited. Those three elk were donated to a local food bank.

Officials believe some additional animals were wounded but not recovered.

During the incident, Chad Elliot and Jackie Hines of Garden City, Kansas, and James Zeigler of Ringling were cited for unlawful hunting from a public highway. Zeigler was also cited for…