Hunting

Red Lodge, MT – March 23, 2023 –The Beartooth Ranger District, Custer Gallatin National Forest is accepting appointments for 15 Personal Use Post and Pole Permits starting March 23rd at 8:00am, on a first…

Mules at UM to Promote Summer Programming – The U.S. Forest Service Northern Region Pack Train of mules will stroll onto the University of Montana Oval at noon Tuesday, March 28. Its mission: raise awareness…

Bozeman, MT (March 24, 2023) — Hyalite Canyon Recreation Corridor is slated for its annual spring closure, starting April 1 through May 15, reopening on May 16th.  During the spring melt and…

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park recently awarded an approximately $118 million construction contract to replace the structurally deficient Yellowstone River Bridge on the Northeast Entrance Road near Tower Junction. Funded…

HELENA, Mont. – In response to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland’s recent order related to bison management, Governor Greg Gianforte today blasted the Department of the Interior for overreaching into the State of…

Most wildlife management areas open May 15; block management areas not open for shed hunting without landowner permission HELENA – With warmer temperatures and snow quickly disappearing, shed-antler hunters are anxious…

HELENA –Hunters have until April 1 to apply for deer and elk licenses, but they shouldn’t wait for the last minute. Get it done now. Hunters who are applying for special…

HELENA – The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is looking for public comment on whether or not to initiate rulemaking on changes to the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) for “control…

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 at http://newstalkkgvo.com/listen-live/popup/. The…

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) and conduct public scoping on a proposed action to develop a new wolf management plan. The 2003…

Montana’s wolf season closed on March 15, and based on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks data, the hunting and trapping harvest dropped for a second year in a row. This…

Wow! Imagine you’re waiting for a herd of deer to cross, only it seems to be neverending! Check out this deer herd crossing the road in the United Kingdom:

HELENA – By the order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the trapping of all otters will close in Trapping District 1, as described in the current trapping regulations, at…

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will hold its annual update meeting on the Upper Missouri River Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan on Wednesday, April 19. The meeting will be…

A press release (below) by Colorado Parks & Wildlife revealed that a man soaking in his hot tub in Colorado was “clawed in the head” by a mountain lion. It…

Over the past week, steelhead angler effort increased on the upper Salmon River. However, overall angler effort remained lower than average for mid-March. Most of the angler effort was observed…

Steven Hill with Field and Stream recently posted an article listing the largest trout caught on record. The information from this article is from the International Game Fish Association’s database. …

If it can happen in West Virginia, it can happen in Montana–and wherever there are black bears, really. You just never know when wildlife will appear when you’re out and…

Bozeman, MT, March 20, 2023 – The Custer Gallatin National Forest is looking for volunteers to serve on one of our two Resource Advisory Committees (RACs).  The Forest is recruiting to fill…

Editor’s Note: This story contains mild spoilers for Season 1 of HBO’s “The Climb.” BOZEMAN – Brad Burns assumed the email that showed up in his inbox from television service…

Bozeman, MT- March 20, 2023 – Kathy Minor, Custer Gallatin Deputy Forest Supervisor has accepted a temporary assignment to the Shoshone National Forest as Forest Supervisor beginning March 20th, 2023.  Ken Coffin,…

From the Center for Biological Diversity Project Will Destroy Spring Bear Habitat, Harm Fragile Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Population MISSOULA, Mont.— Conservation groups asked a federal court today to block logging and road construction…

WEST GLACIER, Mont. [March 20, 2023] – Glacier National Park has announced plans for major construction areas during the 2023 summer season. Visitors are encouraged to plan ahead and prepare…

MILLTOWN — New Zealand mudsnails, an aquatic invasive species that can have a long-lasting impact on local waters, were discovered last week in Silverbow Creek near the outlet of Warm Springs…