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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke urged Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton to increase the release of water from Hungry Horse Reservoir to stabilize water levels in Flathead…

Missoula, Mont. (June 29, 2023) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Northern Region announced today that 52,683 acres of private forest in northwestern Montana and northern Idaho will be improved…

As of Thursday June 29, 2023 at 6:30 am the estimated paddlefish harvest for the yellow tag areas is 769 fish.  See the following table for more details.  With Friday…

HELENA – Working with the 68th Legislature, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) simplified licensing requirements on state lands as part…

From the Office of Steve Daines, June 21, 2023 U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing called for passage of his bipartisan bill to complete the…

Livingston, MT -June 27, 2023 – The Main Boulder Ranger Station will reopen its doors to the public during the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, from July 1st to July 4th.…

Butte, Mont. – June 27, 2023 – NorthWestern Energy is hosting a public meeting from 7 – 9 p.m. July 11 at the West Yellowstone Holiday Inn Conference Center, 315 Yellowstone…

The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday regarding a District Court judge’s decision that found in favor of environmental groups contesting the awarding of a permit for the Black…

Tune in to 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 (Click here for our statewide radio network). You…

GREAT FALLS – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks game wardens and are seeking information on a grizzly bear cub that was shot and killed…

Just a reminder that if you find something that resembles a human hand in the woods, it might not be a human hand. Here’s an example of that from New…

BOZEMAN – As part of ongoing effortsrequired under the Endangered SpeciesAct to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, the U.S. Geological Survey, in conjunction with Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is working to inform the public that…

MISSOULA, Mont. — Western landscapes recently impacted by wildfires are receiving $7.8 million in forest restoration treatments. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation allotted $330,000 in 2023 grant funding to help recover habitat…

EDGEFIELD, S.C.—The Big Sky Forestry Initiative Kickoff event took place June 8 at the Rockin’ TJ Ranch in Bozeman, Montana, celebrating the new collaborative, co-developed by the National Wild Turkey Federation…

Missoula, Mont. (April 12, 2023) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week it is investing more than $43 million to expand innovative uses of wood, including as a construction material…

WISE RIVER, MT – In response to the Jefferson Basin’s wild trout population crash, a coalition of fly fishing businesses, outfitters and guides, lodges, anglers, and advocates have formed and…

We all know it is touron season at national parks across the country..and even the world. But, here is a compilation that is narrated that adds a bit more depth…

Regulations aim to reduce angling impacts on low fish numbers HELENA – New emergency fishing regulations are in place for the Big Hole, Beaverhead and Ruby rivers. The Montana Fish and…

If you have ever gone to Yellowstone National Park during one of its peak tourist times, you’ve probably seen someone behaving badly. There’s the people who try to pet the…