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The positive result came from a harvested mule deer.

In December, the Lolo National Forest issued a final decision notice for the Westside Ninemile Wildfire Resiliency Project to implement vegetation and fuel reduction activities along the west-side of the Ninemile Valley within Missoula County.

The City of Helena issued a warning Tuesday about a mountain lion on a local trail.

The Montana State University rodeo team will be on the national stage next week when the student-athletes participate in the Pass in Review, otherwise known as the Inaugural Parade, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 20. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. Mountain time.

The draft CCP proposes to expand hunting opportunities at the district. One alternative allows the use of lead ammunition for expanded big game hunting and the other alternative prohibits lead ammunition and tackle across the district. Neither alternative is indicated as a preferred alternative at this time, and we are seeking the public’s input on both alternatives.

The agreement with the B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship allows up to 15 wolves to be translocated and released in Colorado this year.

Wildfires often burn through valuable wildlife habitat in canyons, deserts, foothills, and mountains, and what happens next is often a question on people’s minds, especially in relation to big game animals that hunters and others cherish.

The bird was initially reported and then recovered alive. Shortly after recovery and subsequent medical examination, the eagle was euthanized due to its injuries.

Once they spotted a buck, the driver attempted to shoot the animal from the vehicle but pulled the firearm back inside when a truck pulled up behind the car.

This ended up being a very expensive social media post.

Most people know that you can count the rings of a tree to estimate its age, but did you know you can do the same with fish?

Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the winners of the 2024 Governor’s Youth Hunting Story Contest.

Wildfires often burn through valuable wildlife habitat in canyons, deserts, foothills, and mountains, and what happens next is often a question on people’s minds, especially in relation to big game animals that hunters and others cherish.

The bird was initially reported and then recovered alive. Shortly after recovery and subsequent medical examination, the eagle was euthanized due to its injuries.

Once they spotted a buck, the driver attempted to shoot the animal from the vehicle but pulled the firearm back inside when a truck pulled up behind the car.

This ended up being a very expensive social media post.

Most people know that you can count the rings of a tree to estimate its age, but did you know you can do the same with fish?

Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the winners of the 2024 Governor’s Youth Hunting Story Contest.

Water year 2025 got off to a dry start in the mountains of Montana and northern Wyoming with minimal precipitation recorded across the region for the first half of October.

Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) today condemned President Joe Biden and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for rejecting petitions to delist the grizzly bear in the president’s final days in office after sitting on them for years.

The Service’s proposed rule would revise that listing to establish a single distinct population segment (DPS) encompassing areas in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming, where suitable habitat exists and where grizzly bears currently reside or are expected to establish as populations recover. The grizzly bear DPS would retain threatened status under the ESA.

The Center for Biological Diversity, conservation partners and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are offering rewards amounting to over $100,000 for information leading to arrests and convictions in the 2024 shooting death of a gray wolf in Colorado.

From Chief Randy Moore: Over the past two and a half years, we have worked to better understand mature and […]

On January 7th, 2025, at 9:18AM, Gallatin County 911 Dispatch was notified of a snowmobile crash after a rider veered off the trail and collided with a tree.