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Yellowstone National Park expands access to allow for year-round fishing in two locations
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning Nov. 1, 2024, Yellowstone National Park will expand fishing access by allowing for year-round fishing opportunities at two locations in the park. These two locations…
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Exclusive Sneak Peek: MT Outdoor Podcast Talks with Chris McFadden of Townsend Marine
This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale had a great conversation with Chris McFadden, Owner of Townsend Marine. Chris is another perfect person to help Rigger…
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Corps Approves Flathead Lake Level Variation
Polson, Montana — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) approved a request from Energy Keepers, Inc (EKI) to deviate from the Flood Risk Management plan by allowing for a higher spring lake level…
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Warden intercepts mussel-fouled boat after driver neglects to stop at inspection station
HELENA – A Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks warden stopped a driver pulling a ski boat after he drove past an aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspection station near Anaconda last week. The…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms wolf-livestock depredation in Grand County
On the morning of April 2, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received a report of a possible depredation incident after a landowner in Grand County contacted officers to report a…
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Hunter-reported harvest in Michigan’s Calhoun County shown to be a gray wolf
Though a Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in Calhoun County in January during a legal coyote hunt, subsequent genetic tests by the Michigan Department of Natural…
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Greater Yellowstone Coalition Delivers Bear-Proof Containers to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
As bears are beginning to wake from hibernation across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, 39 bear-proof containers are being delivered to the Madison Ranger District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest as…
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Fish tanker truck accident results in loss of some spring Chinook smolts
On March 29 near Lookingglass Hatchery in northeast Oregon, a fish tanker truck was involved in an accident while transporting approximately 102,000 spring Chinook smolts for release in the Imnaha…
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Make Scoring Easy with the Rackulator
Tired of asking other people to score your racks? Rackulator is the only electronic big game scoring device that makes scoring your trophy simple, fast, and accurate. Through step-by-step instructions,…
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Glacier National Park 2024 Construction Updates
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [April 1, 2024] –Glacier National Park has announced plans for construction areas during the 2024 spring and summer season. Visitors are encouraged to plan and prepare for traffic delays.…
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Custer Gallatin Urges Visitors to Adhere to Regulations and Food Storage Order When Target Shooting
Bozeman, MT, April 1, 2024— As the winter season comes to an end and the weather starts to warm up, many visitors are expected to flock to the Custer Gallatin…
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The Couple that Hunts Together…
For those of you who still have elk and deer permit applications on your brain (the deadline is today–that is no April Fool’s Day joke, either!), here’s an entertaining video…
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REMINDER: Application deadline for deer and elk permits is April 1
Some changes to regulations in effect; new license year began March 1 HELENA – Hunters have until April 1 to apply for deer and elk permits and nonresident combination licenses. Hunters…
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FWP News: Hunting for female mountain lions closes in Lion Management Unit 441
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of female mountain lions will close in Lion Management Unit (LMU) 441, except for Limited Special License holders, one-half hour after sunset today, March 25. The mountain lion quota in…
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New elk harvest record set by Wyoming hunters
CHEYENNE – Wyoming hunters had one of the most successful elk hunting seasons on record in 2023-24, with nearly a 10 percent increase in harvest compared to the previous season,…
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2023 elk harvest in Idaho the lowest in a decade
From Idaho Fish and Game For the first time since 2013, statewide elk harvest came in below 20,000. It didn’t take a whole lot of rubbing the crystal ball to…
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COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION NEW UM STUDY REVEALS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION
MISSOULA – The escalation of extreme wildfires globally has prompted a critical examination of wildfire management strategies. A new study from the University of Montana reveals how fire suppression ensures that…
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Manhattan sharpshooter qualifies for second event at 2024 Olympics
Story by Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato FORT MOORE — U.S. Army Sergeants Ivan Roe and Sagen Maddalena qualified for the 50m Smallbore event at the 2024 Olympic Games during USA…
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A SPORTSMAN’S FINAL REGRETS!!! by Montana Grant
Sadly, everything is born and dies. There is a beginning and an end. Life is long until it’s not. It is at the end when we have regrets. What regrets…
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Statement on NPS and USFWS final EIS for restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades
Today, the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that identifies the preferred alternative to reintroduce grizzly bear into the…
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Novel parasite detected in trout at three Oregon fish hatcheries
CORVALLIS, Ore.—ODFW’s fish health lab has detected a novel parasite in sick rainbow trout that were raised at Klamath Falls, Rock Creek and Elk River hatcheries. The detection marks the…
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Annual Idaho Fish and Game fur auction to run online April 8-22
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s annual fur auction will be held online in 2024. This year’s auction of furs, hides, antlers and other items will be run through…
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F&G Director responds to legal decision regarding wolf trapping and grizzly bears
A March 19, 2024 federal court decision will change wolf trapping seasons in some regions of Idaho based on their alleged potential effect on grizzly bears. “We’re very disappointed in…
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Angler snags world-record paddlefish
by: Jill Pritchard The 2024 paddlefish snagging season is off to a great start after an angler reeled in a world record fish at the Lake of the Ozarks. The…
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1 convicted after trying to salvage Ennis bighorn in Idaho
On March 1, 2024, an Idaho resident was sentenced in a Kootenai County court for the unlawful possession of a bighorn sheep ram he claimed to have salvaged as a…
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Upcoming FWP Deadlines
This is just a reminder of some upcoming application deadlines: Smith River Super Permit – March 22 Paddlefish (white tag) – March 22 Deer and Elk, Special Permits – April…
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James Bond actor fined $500 for walking off Yellowstone boardwalk
Pierce Brosnan, 70, of Malibu, California, was fined $500, and required to pay a $1,000 community service payment to the Yellowstone Forever Geological Fund, a $30 court processing fee, and…
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Flathead Resource Advisory Committee accepting proposals for 2024
Kalispell, Montana, March 11, 2024— The Flathead National Forest on behalf of the Flathead County Resource Advisory Committee, is now accepting new project proposals. The application deadline is April 4, 2024, and the…
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Custer Gallatin National Forest Recognized at the Golden Pinecone Awards
Bozeman, MT, March 11, 2024— The Custer Gallatin Bear Aware Program has received recognition at the second annual Golden Pinecone Award for its outstanding work in educating the public on…
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Yellowstone National Park Announces First Grizzly Bear Sighting of 2024
On March 3, visitors skiing on the Specimen Ridge Trail in the north-central part of the park observed the first grizzly bear of 2024. The first bear sighting of 2023 occurred on…
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BLM proposes stronger greater sage-grouse conservation plans
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on public lands, informed by the best-available science and input from…
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Avalanche kills 1 in Ravalli County
Ravalli County Sheriff – Coroner Steve Holton confirmed that there was a fatality associated with an avalanche in the southern portion of Ravalli County yesterday afternoon. Sheriff Holton said that…
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Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Wildlife Trafficking Charges as Part of Yearslong Effort to Create Giant Hybrid Sheep for Captive Hunting
WASHINGTON – A Montana man pleaded guilty today to two felony wildlife crimes – a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and substantively violating the Lacey Act – as part of…
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FWP News: Partial closure lifted at Gritty Stone Fishing Access Site
BILLINGS – A partial closure that was in place at Gritty Stone Fishing Access Site (FAS) has been lifted and the site is once again open to motorized access. Montana Fish, Wildlife &…
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Wolverine reintroduction bill is introduced through Colorado Legislature
Colorado sure has things happening. They recently introduced wolves to the state, and now they are focusing on wolverines. According to a press release by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, “Colorado…
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Public comment open on proposed Yellowstone AIS measures
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park seeks public comment on proposed measures to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into park waters. The proposals include…
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GNP Announces 2023 Visitation Data
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [March 6, 2024] – Glacier National Park was in the top 15 most visited national parks in 2023, hosting 2,933,616 recreation visits for the year. Recreational visits…
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FWP News: Hunter and Bowhunter Education classes, field days offered in south-central Montana
BILLINGS – Hunter and Bowhunter Education in-person classes and field days will be offered in several locations in south-central Montana this spring. These classes are taught by skilled volunteer instructors and…
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FWP News: Mule Deer Hunting Changes
As you apply for licenses and permits for the 2024 hunting season, we’d like to highlight some changes for mule deer permits, B licenses, and antlerless deer hunting in Montana.…
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions closes in Lion Management Units 100 and 445
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions has closed in Lion Management Units (LMUs) 100 and 445, except for Limited Special License holders, one-half hour after…
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FWP News: Trapping for all otters to close in Region 4
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the trapping of all otters will close in Region 4 the evening of Sunday, March 3. The otter quotas in this region have been met.…
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Sturgeon poachers serve jail time and pay thousands in restitution
From Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife This giant white sturgeon, measuring over seven feet long and likely more than 80 years old, was one of five sturgeon illegally caught…
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National Park Foundation and National Park Service Announce $40 Million Gift to Meet Urgent Need for Employee Housing at Yellowstone National Park
WASHINGTON – The National Park Foundation (NPF) and National Park Service (NPS) today announced a $40 million gift to expand and improve NPS employee housing at Yellowstone, America’s first national park. The new investment…
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Food Storage Requirements Reinstated March 1, 2024
Bozeman, MT, February 27, 2024 – Effective March 1, 2024, food storage regulations will be reinstated annually from March 1- December 1, 2024, across five ranger districts within the Custer Gallatin National Forest:…
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Banana BANANZA!!!
From Idaho Fish and Game Back by popular demand, fish and game will stock banana trout in Mann Lake beginning this March. For those who went bananas for these fish…
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Yellowstone National Park’s winter season wraps up
Most roads, entrances and visitor services will begin to close early March MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s winter season wraps up early March as roads begin to close to snowmobile and snowcoach…
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325.5 million visits to national parks in 2023, 4.5 million visits to Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On Feb. 22, the National Park Service (NPS) announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million recreation visits in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over…
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Public Scoping Begins for Glacier National Park’s Fire Management Plan EA
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [February 27, 2024] – Glacier National Park is initiating public scoping for an environmental assessment (EA) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to update a long-term Fire Management…
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Wyoming Range mule deer population declines after severe winter of 2022-23
JACKSON – Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife managers completed an aerial population survey of the renowned Wyoming Range mule deer herd, and now have a better understanding of how the 2022-23…
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