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Missoula woman sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing two U.S. Forest Service pickup trucks
MISSOULA — A Missoula woman who admitted to stealing property from the U.S. Forest Service was sentenced today to two years and two months in prison, to be followed by…
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Overlook Gates Opening Monday
Polson, Montana – The gates to the SKQ Overlook will be opening soon. On April 15 the gates to the observatory trail will open in the morning and close at…
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Is it hunting season yet?
When it’s time to hit the hills (or mountains in some cases) and get out to try and tag some critters, there are some stages that many hunters go through,…
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Wilderness Speaker Series concludes with Artist Wilderness Connection Panel at FVCC
The third and final installment in the 2024 Wilderness Speaker Series will feature a panel of local artists who have participated in the Artist Wilderness Connection residency program in the…
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Snowy February Weather Tapers off, More Snow is Needed to Improve this Summer’s Water Supply Outlook
Given the lack of precipitation from November through most of January in Montana, above normal precipitation was needed over the last couple of months. “February did provide well above normal…
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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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Buck approaches hunters
When you’re out hunting and the buck is well aware you won’t be interested in shooting it…but it gets too comfortable around you….
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TATS TELL A STORY!!! by Montana Grant
As the Montana weather improves, the parkas, flannel, and sweaters will start coming off and reveal the personal Tats of many Montanans. Some will be old and others newer. Maybe…
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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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TARGETING TURKEYS!!! by Montana Grant
Spring turkey time is just around the corner. Gobblers will be calling hens to mate and welcome new broods of turkeys into a bountiful and healthy environment. Calling gobblers into…
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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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Hunting for male mountain lions closes in Lion Management Unit 391
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions has closed in Lion Management Unit (LMU) 391, except for Limited Special License holders, one-half hour after sunset…
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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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Nevada’s first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
Get ready for a historic event in Nevada as the state gears up for its first-ever moose hunting season this fall! With the moose population “surging” to over 100 in…
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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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FWP News: MORE HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES OFFERED IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA
In-person classes offer hands-on learning opportunities for new hunters BOZEMAN – Additional Hunter Education classes have been scheduled in several locations throughout southwestern Montana. Many of these classes are or will…
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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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FWP News: Application deadline for deer and elk permits is April 1
Some changes to regulations in effect; new license year began March 1 Some changes to regulations in effect; new license year began March 1 HELENA – Hunters have until April 1…
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Archery season is less than six months away
As the ice thaws and winter bids farewell, we reflect on another memorable ice fishing season here in Montana. However, as one season ends, another eagerly awaits its turn. Summer…
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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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