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Backcountry Hiker Injured by Bear in GNP
A 34-year-old, female hiker was injured by a brown colored bear on Wednesday, at approximately 3:15 pm at Lake Janet…
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UM Research: Songbirds Reveal Secrets of Long-term Mining Impacts
A nestling dusky flycatcher looks nothing like its sleek adult counterpart. Days old, its feathers grow in white tufts on…
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Casting Connections: Montana Tech’s Fly Fishing Club blends tradition, community, and the outdoors
For Montana Tech senior Alex Thompson, fly fishing has been a way of life since childhood. Growing up in Helena,…
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Harmful Aglal Blooms Confirmed at Hebgen Reservoir – Adivsory Issued
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are present on Hebgen Reservoir in the Rainbow Point Campground area. Routine monitoring of Hebgen has…
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Antelope buck poached near Alzada, left to waste
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks received a report Aug. 13 of a buck antelope found on private land off Highway…
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Bear raids ice cream shop
In the early morning hours of last Sunday, August 17th, Deputies were dispatched to a call for service at the…
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Department of Livestock Reports Brucellosis Affected Herd in Beaverhead County
While the source of infection for this latest infected bull has not yet been determined, DNA genotyping and epidemiological investigations…
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Huckleberry hounds
It’s huckleberry season in western Montana. Though nearly all hucks grow in the state’s northwestern region, picking is a statewide…
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Montana Teams Earn Top Honors at 2025 Region VI Marksmanship Championship
Fifteen teams from eight states gathered this weekend at Camp Guernsey Join Training Center for the 2025 Marksmanship Advisory Council…
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Felony warrants issued for Michigan father and son for wildlife violations
Warrants for the arrest of a Michigan father and son have been issued following a series of wildlife violations in…
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Culvert replacement projects begin on Red Meadow Road 115 and Moose Creek Road 210C
Beginning as early as Tuesday, August 12, 2025, public access on Red Meadow Road (National Forest System Road 115) will have periodic…
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Logan Creek – Hoke Creek Road 1625 closed for public safety
Beginning Wednesday, August 13, 2025, a closure order will be in place for Logan Creek – Hoke Creek Road (National Forest System…
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Pallid sturgeon puzzle: Fisheries crew working to put all the recovery pieces together
For many reasons, 2023 was the “Holy Grail Year” for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ pallid sturgeon recovery efforts in…
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Young man dies after crashing into moose in park
Date: August 1, 2025Contact:Amber Smigiel, 907-202-0156 A fatal vehicle collision occurred early this morning near mile 235 of the George Parks…
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Temporary traffic delay on East Side Hungry Horse Reservoir Road 38 for bridge replacement project
Beginning Wednesday August 6, 2025, East Side Hungry Horse Reservoir Road (National Forest System Road 38) will be limited to one lane…
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Custer Gallatin National Forest Extends Motorized Road Closure on Hellroaring Road
he wheeled motorized vehicle closure on National Forest System Road (NFSR)#2004 (Hellroaring Road), located approximately 10 miles south of Red Lodge and…
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Zinke, Sheehy, Moore, Banks Introduce Legislation to Implement Fees on Foreign Tourists to Rebuild National Parks
Canadian citizens visiting Glacier National Park would be exempt from the surcharge in recognition of our joint stewardship of Waterton-Glacier International Peace…
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Grizzly Bear relocated near Yellowstone National Park
The grizzly bear was captured in association with conflict management efforts for cattle depredation on the national forest.
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Juvenile sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park
On Monday morning, July 28, a 17-year-old male suffered significant thermal burns to his foot and ankle area in the…
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Final Results Hell Creek Walleye Winners Blow Past 114 pounds with Huge Second Day!
43 teams participated in the Hell Creek Walleye Tournament and the top four teams all brought in more than 100…
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Day 1 leaders for 2025 Hell Creek Walleye Tournament
43 teams are participating in the 2025 Hell Creek Walleye Tournament. Here are your Day 1 Leaders!
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Seven suspects charged by FWP in Bull Mountains poaching case
Eleven taxidermied bull elk and mule deer bucks seized
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BLM to begin road construction, recreation improvements at Ringing Rocks site
BUTTE, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will begin a series of improvements this week to enhance…
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Mountain lion injures child in national park
On July 20, a four-year-old child was injured by a mountain lion near the Victoria Overlook area on Hurricane Ridge…
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Zinke’s requests for clean water infrastructure, ESA reform, and forest management pass full committee markup
Zinke proposes several policy provisions including delisting the grizzly bear, prohibits funding to list the wolverine under the endangered species…
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Man convicted of felony for illegally killing and wasting a trophy bull moose
After killing the moose, Black attempted to load the carcass into his vehicle but became stuck in the snow. He…
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Man convicted for wildlife violations
Conservation Officers began their investigation in December of 2023, after receiving information from a member of the community through the…
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FINAL RESULTS: Fort Peck Women’s Tournament
28 teams competed in the Fort Peck Women’s Tournament, a one-day event, held Saturday out of the dam. See who…
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Habituated and food-conditioned black bear killed in Yellowstone National Park
It all started on June 7, when the bear crushed an unoccupied tent at the campsite.
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All of Lake Helena experiencing Harmful Algal Bloom
Lewis and Clark County Public Health is asking you to help them spread the word about a Harmful Algal Bloom…
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Landowner safe, grizzly bear killed in encounter near Kalispell
A grizzly bear charged a man near his residence along Foothill Road east of Kalispell on the night of July…
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2 rescued, 1 missing after boat capsizes on Flathead Lake
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Search and Rescue responded to the report of a capsized boat at about 9am…
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Governor Gianforte Increases Hunting Opportunities for Montanans
Governor Greg Gianforte last week continued his 56 County Tour in Valley County and celebrated a new law that increases…
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Save Wild Trout Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Scientific Reports on Jefferson Basin
“Water-quality monitoring conducted by Save Wild Trout in the Jefferson River basin during 2023 and 2024 identified notable patterns of…
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Massive lake trout sets new state record
Aaron Goettsche is no stranger to monster Lake Trout. An avid angler, fishing rod maker, and longtime veteran on Utah’s/Wyoming’s…
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Mountain biker safely repels bear encounter near Troy
A mountain biker safely managed a close encounter with a bear while riding on the Starry Goat Trail on national…
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FWP responds to brown trout detection in Flathead River
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has confirmed the detection of a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has confirmed the detection…
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FINAL RESULTS: Triple digit weight brings home top prize at 2025 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament!
173 teams competed for the 2025 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament on Friday and Saturday, but only one took home…
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Day 2 Results Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament
173 teams competed for the 2025 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament on Friday and Saturday! The first place prize is…
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Day One Leaders for Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament
Strong winds and strong weights out of Fort Peck Reservoir today, where 173 teams competed for the 2025 Montana Governor’s…
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FWP collects golden trout eggs from Sylvan Lake to be reared in hatchery
Montana is a trout fishing mecca, home to pristine trout waters and 16 members of the salmonid fish family. Among…
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Fish marking strategy helps biologists differentiate between wild trout and hatchery trout
While an adipose fin may seem unnecessary for a fish, FWP biologists can find it helpful in distinguishing a wild…
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FWP releases Grizzly Bear Conflict Dashboard
In Montana, grizzly bear populations have expanded in both number and in distribution along both sides of the Continental Divide…
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Fall on Mount Gould climbing route results in fatality
At approximately 5:54 pm on Wednesday, July 9, Glacier National Park Dispatch received a report of an individual who had…
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Gov. Gianforte Announces Agreement To Improve Instream Flows in Clark Fork River
Governor Greg Gianforte announced an agreement between the State of Montana and Butte-Silver Bow (BSB) that secures water releases from…
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Men charged for alleged unlawful take of seven white-tailed deer
56 violations! Five of the seven deer were killed in a single 24-hour period.
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Coeur d’Alene man convicted of unlawful killing of a trophy bull elk
Thanks to a tip submitted through Fish and Game’s Citizens Against Poaching hotline, a Coeur d’Alene man was convicted of…
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Flathead National Forest issues special use authorization for Holland Lake Lodge
The permitted operations include existing activities with no change to the authorized facilities or footprint of the Lodge. Kalispell, Mont.,…
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Prickly Pear Land Trust Unveils New Wheelchair Charging Station at Tenmile Creek Park
Prickly Pear Land Trust (PPLT) has installed Helena’s first outdoor wheelchair charging station, explicitly implemented to support outdoor recreation. Now…
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Historic Trail Creek Ranch Conserved: 884 acres in Paradise Valley to remain forever open
Robert and Valerie Anderson have partnered with Northern Yellowstone Open Lands, a regional initiative of the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT), to…
