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FWP News: FWP HOSTING PUBLIC MEETINGS IN NORTHWEST MONTANA TO DISCUSS MULE DEER MANAGEMENT
KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is hosting a series of public meetings in northwest Montana to discuss mule deer management. FWP Region 1 staff will discuss the ecology and…
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FWP News: FWP gearing up for a new watercraft inspection station season
Some stations will open in early March HELENA – Several watercraft inspection stations begin operation in early March to check snowbird boat traffic returning from mussel-positive areas such as Lakes Mead,…
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Montana-based LandTrust Successfully Completes Series A Funding
March 6, 2023, BOZEMAN, Mont. – LandTrust, the Bozeman-based online land sharing marketplace connecting landowners with outdoor recreationists, has successfully completed its $6 million Series A funding. The funding round was…
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Rivers Run Through UM Bio Station Ecosystem Metabolism Research
FLATHEAD LAKE – Rivers are critical for Earth’s ability to sustain life. They serve as the connective transport system, much like the circulatory system in the human body, delivering water, energy and…
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FWP News: Hunting for all mountain lion has closed in Lion Management Unit 250
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of all mountain lions has closed in Lion Management Unit (LMU) 250, except for Limited Special License holders, one-half hour after sunset on Sunday,…
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Snowmobiler dies in crash
On Friday, March 3, 2023, at 12:17 pm, Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue West Yellowstone volunteers, Custer Gallatin National Forest Service, Yellowstone National Park, and Hebgen Basin Rural Fire…
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Montana Outdoor Podcast Preview: How do you find the right boat for you?
The Montana Outdoor Podcast just might have your answer! Buying a new boat is a big decision and one you want to get right. You never want to be that…
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Shark Feeding Frenzy Caught on Video
We don’t have sharks in Montana, obviously, unless they are mounted on walls or in personal aquariums, but a few fishermen recently came across a crazy sight while they were…
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Hell Creek Ice Fishing
If you’re wondering what ice fishing Hell Creek is like because you haven’t been yet, then take a look at this summary from a fellow ice angler a few weeks…
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Who wants to be Catchin the Big Ones with the Catchin the Big Ones crew?
Tune into Catchin the Big Ones with the Captain for the latest fishing reports for Western and Central Montana this Friday morning from 8-9am on KGVO 1290am/98.3fm in Missoula. You can also listen online…
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FWP News: Trapping Districts 4, 5, 6 and 7 closed to bobcat trapping, hunting
HELENA – By the order of the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission, Trapping Districts 4, 5, 6 and 7 have closed to all trapping and/or hunting of bobcats as of midnight, March 1. The…
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Smoked Fish Fettuccine Recipe
If you have some smoked trout you aren’t sure what to do with, then you will want to check out this simple recipe that has rave reviews!
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Brett French reports: New bypass channel on Yellowstone River allows sturgeon upstream
It took decades to research the logistics, acquire the funding and do the work, but the bypass channel around Intake Diversion Dam on the lower Yellowstone River appears to be…
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FWP News: MOOSE HUNT LOTTERY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE ON BLACKFEET RESERVATION
HELENA – Those interested in entering a lottery for a guided trophy moose hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation will have two opportunities to enter the drawing. Hunters can purchase opportunities for…
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FWP News: ELK HUNTING ACCESS AGREEMENT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 15
HELENA – Landowners have until May 15 to apply for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Elk Hunting Access Agreement Program. These agreements, which were established by the 2001 Legislature, provide landowners…
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FWP News: Governor appoints two new members to Fish and Wildlife Commission
HELENA – Following Senate confirmation, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s newly appointed Fish and Wildlife Commission members were sworn in last week. The new members are Jeff Burrows of Hamilton, representing Montana…
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FWP News: unting for all mountain lions to close in Lion Management Unit 301
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of all mountain lions will close in Lion Management Unit (LMU) 301, except for Limited Special License holders, one-half hour after sunset…
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Yellowstone visitation summary for 2022
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park hosted 3,290,242 recreation visits in 2022, down 32% from 2021, which was the busiest year on record. Historic floods in June 2022 closed public access to Yellowstone…
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July 2023 advance vehicle reservations available March 1, 2023
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [February 28, 2023] – Glacier National Park would like to remind visitors July 2023 advance vehicle reservations become available on March 1, 2023, at 8 a.m. MST on…
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RMEF to Host Visitor Center Grand Reopening Celebration
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is welcoming back guests to its redesigned Elk Country Visitor Center with exclusive one-day specials. The grand reopening celebration on Friday, March…
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USDA agencies receive new funding to manage wildfire risks, combat climate change in Montana, North Dakota
Missoula, Mont. (Feb 24, 2023) – The Forest Service’s Northern Region and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana and North Dakota will receive a portion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
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MISSOULA CONSERVATION DISTRICT AWARDS GRANTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL CONSERVATION
Missoula, Montana – At the February meeting of the Missoula Conservation District (MCD), the Board of Supervisors approved a total of seven grants from their winter grant cycle to support local conservation efforts. A private homeowner…
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Big kitty hungry
When a big cat is hungry, it’s gonna eat… Click the image below to see some crazy footage near somebody’s bbq grill:
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Leave those cubs alone
When mama bear thinks your vehicle is too close to her cubs, she lets you know. Regardless of how many times we see videos like this, it still is intimidating…
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Lynx recorded eating another lynx
Interesting to watch a lynx eating another lynx in this footage posted by @colecarden on Instagram: The wintertime can be incredibly harsh for predators like the lynx, as food becomes…
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Four Survival Myths that Can Kill You
Jim Baird, a survival and bushcraft expert who won season 4 of the tv show “Alone”, wrote an article on Field and Stream’s website last year that discusses four survival…
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Glacier National Park Announces New Advance Reservation System for Wilderness Camping Permits
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [February 23, 2023] – Today, Glacier National Park announces a new digital permit process for reserving 2023 advance wilderness camping permits using the Recreation.gov online reservation system.…
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2023-2024 Non-CSKT Member Bird Hunting
LEGAL NOTICE The Flathead Indian Reservation Advisory Board is seeking comments on the Draft 2023-2024 Hunting Seasons, Shooting Hours and Limits for Migratory Waterfowl, Pheasants and Gray Partridge for…
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Additional Lands Withdrawn to Protect Zortman-Landusky Mine Reclamation Site
(MALTA, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management announced a Public Land Order today to protect more than 900 additional acres at the Zortman-Landusky Mine reclamation area from future mining activities.…
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Free Seeds, Workshops, and Activities Coming March 4
Free the Seeds returns to Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday, March 4, 2023, for an eighth year of interactive workshops, activities, seed sharing and more. The organization that runs…
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Governor Gianforte Announces State Topped Forest Management Goals for Second Consecutive Year
Governor Gianforte Announces State Topped Forest Management Goals for Second Consecutive Year State treated 31,000 forested acres in 2022, nearly tripling 2020 total HELENA, Mont. – Together with Amanda…
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Grilled crappie balls!
If you’re after one of the absolute best crappie recipes you have ever tried, you definitely want to check this one out! It sucks that this crappieholic didn’t show the…
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Governor Gianforte Celebrates Expanded Public Access at Mount Haggin
ANACONDA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today visited Mount Haggin Wildlife Management Area (WMA), recently expanded by the governor as chair of the Montana Land Board. “Montana is…
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FWP News: Commission approves fishing regulation change for Holter Reservoir
New regulation increases possession limit for yellow perch HELENA – FWP’s Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted a new regulation for yellow perch in Holter Reservoir near Helena. Effective immediately, the…
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Ben Galt’s Catlin Ranch Hosts Wounded Warriors
Four Wounded Warriors were invited to Catlin Ranch in White Sulpher Springs on February 13th and 14th for a shoulder season elk hunt. The hunt was coordinated by Terry Taylor…
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Montana Facts: Delisted Species Information
Did you know that Montana has three species on its list of delisted species? The three species are: Bald Eagle: After 41 years of federal protection under the Endangered Species…
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Countertops and Ice Fishing at Fort Peck Headquarters
The Captain’s brothers, Pat and Dan Ward from Iowa and South Dakota, made the trip to the MORS headquarters to replace the countertop and sink at the lodge. They also…
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NorthWestern Energy and The Missouri-Madison River Fund Trust 2023 public recreation projects
Butte, Mont. – Feb. 21, 2023 – NorthWestern Energy and the Missouri-Madison River Fund announced nine public recreation improvement projects awarded grant and matching funds by the River Fund Trust and NorthWestern Energy. NorthWestern Energy’s $196,500…
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RMEF Programmatic Partners Help Move Mission Forward
MISSOULA, Mont. — There are a lot of spokes in the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s ever-advancing wheel of conservation. Among them are RMEF members and volunteers, state wildlife agencies, U.S.…
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Chinook Salmon in the River?
Jason Mundel and Brian Olson, of Fort Peck, were fishing the Missouri River in a boat for walleye, and, low and behold, Mundel caught a salmon. The next cast, he…
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FWP News: Hunting for all mountain lions to close in Lion Management Unit 411
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of all mountain lions will close in Lion Management Unit (LMU) 411, except for Limited Special License holders, one-half hour after sunset…
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Helena Area Reservoirs Fishing Report 2.21.23
Anglers are reminded that ice conditions can be extremely variable. Ice thickness can range from thick enough to support a vehicle to open water. Extreme caution should be used when accessing the…
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When the intruder is big and brown
When your door is busted open, and this dude walks in… (Click the image below to watch)
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11th Annual Whitefish Woody Weekend, June 23 – 25, 2023
The Big Sky Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society (ACBS) is pleased to announce Whitefish Woody Weekend XI. The event, hosted by the Lodge at Whitefish Lake, will take place June 23-25, 2023…
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Gallatin Search and Rescue saves stranded snowmobiler
On February 19, 2023, at 6:24 pm, Gallatin County dispatch received a call for a stranded snowmobiler near Storm Castle. The rider was alone and not able to free a…
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Numerous avalanche warnings issued across Montana today
Flathead Range, Swan Range and Glacier National Park: An Avalanche Warning is in effect. New snow and blowing snow are creating dangerous avalanche conditions. The avalanche danger will increase later in the day and will increase…
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Bull fight!
Sometimes, you end up in the right place at the right time to see something pretty amazing… Click the image below to watch this pretty awesome footage:
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F&G Conservation Officer kills two dogs attacking elk in Southeast Idaho
Idaho Fish and Game received a report of dogs harassing and attacking elk in the Chubbuck area. A Conservation Officer arrived to find two dogs had killed a calf elk…
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Fresno and Nelson Reservoirs Fishing Report by Brian Olson – 2.17.23
Walleye and northern fishing on Fresno is fair. This time of year the water temps are cool and oxygen levels are low. The fish are normally feeding once a day…
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Bears reported out in parts of Montana
Some bears aren’t in hibernation. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks reports grizzly bear tracks were reported in Helmville last week.
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