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Mule deer buck shot, left to waste in Colstrip
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking information about a mule deer buck that was shot with archery equipment and then dumped on the Castle Rock Lake park property in Colstrip.
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Hunters ok after encounter with three grizzly bears east of Seeley Lake
The hunters had harvested a mule deer buck earlier in the morning and were hiking to retrieve the deer when they encountered the bears.
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Member of Gallatin County law enforcement community dies in hunting accident
On Saturday afternoon, the Broadwater County Sheriff’s Office responded to a hunting accident in Magpie Gulch where Gallatin County Detention Sergeant Michael Flohr was found deceased.
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WATCH: Mountain lion encounter caught on film by Idaho wildlife tech
Earlier this month, a wildlife technician in the Southwest Region headed out to do a cause-of-death investigation for a GPS-collared mule deer buck in the Owyhees.
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FWP game wardens seek information on bull elk killed south of Boulder
Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are seeking information related to a bull elk that was found dead and unclaimed on Saturday, Oct. 25.
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Elk hunter dies after grizzly bear attack in British Columbia
An elk hunter who was seriously injured in a grizzly bear attack earlier this month near Fort Steele, British Columbia, has died.
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Snapshot Montana: UM Explores Animal Behavior with Camera Traps
Camera trap surveys have become one of the most important tools for monitoring wildlife populations.
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2 golden eagles released near White Sulphur Springs
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) made history with the first release of golden eagles (aquila chrysaetos) hatched in captivity at a tribal aviary. The two eagles were released into the wild in White Sulphur Springs, Montana through a collaboration with the Raptor View Research Institute.
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Wardens seeking information on unlawfully killed bull elk
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on an unlawfully killed six-by-six bull elk left to waste on private property south of Musselshell.
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Governor Gianforte Leads Land Board Approval for Second Phase of Montana Great Outdoors Conservation Easement
Montana Great Outdoors Phase 2 is in the Cabinet Mountains between Kalispell and Libby
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Songbirds Reveal Secrets of Long-term Mining Impacts
A nestling dusky flycatcher looks nothing like its sleek adult counterpart. Days old, its feathers grow in white tufts on either side of its head. It doesn’t make a sound even as University of Montana graduate student Mary Venegas carefully plucks it from the nest.
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Made by a Griz for Grizzlies: How a UM Alum Invented Bear Spray
Are you taking bear spray with you on your hunt tomorrow? If so, thank a Griz.
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Hunter shoots grizzly bear in self-defense on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
The hunter called the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office as soon as he was able to report the incident.
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Gallatin County authorities seeking help in locating missing hiker
The Gallatin County and Madison County Sheriff’s Offices are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing hiker Randall “Randy” Bennett.
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Antelope season opener brings mixed hunter numbers, success in south-central Montana
BILLINGS – The general antelope hunting season opened Saturday, Oct. 11. Much of the region experienced mild weather Saturday, with cooler […]
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Fish and Wildlife Commission makes changes to deer B licenses in northeast Montana
During its meeting Oct. 9, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission made a regulation change to limit the number of white-tailed deer licenses in northeast Montana in response to hemorrhagic disease outbreaks in the area.
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Shots fired in Boundary County bear encounter
A Boundary County resident reported he was charged by a Grizzly Bear and fired four rounds in self defense.
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Department of Livestock Responding to Potential Feral Swine
The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) is responding to a report of potential feral swine.
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Idaho Fish and Game seeks identity of suspected poachers in the Coeur d’Alene area
Idaho Fish and Game is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals suspected of committing various wildlife crimes involving big game in the Coeur d’Alene area.
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Authorities ask for public’s help as up to 4 moose poached
Conservation officers are looking for additional information including kill sites and people in the area hunting or transporting moose.
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Archery hunters OK after grizzly bear encounters in Taylor Fork
Fortunately, three archery hunters are uninjured after two recent encounters with grizzly bears in the Taylor Fork south of Big Sky.
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Three men charged in poaching case near Hardin
–Three Big Horn County men were recently charged in Montana’s 22nd Judicial District Court by a designated special prosecutor for unlawfully killing several bull elk and one mule deer buck in the Sarpy Creek area near Hardin between 2022 and 2023.
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Map shows open and closed state trust lands
Scattered across Montana are 5.2 million acres of state school trust lands, most of them open to public hunting, hiking and other outdoor recreation. Earlier this year, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), which manages the properties, issued a map showing which are open or closed to public use.
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Tips sought on vandalism at Kelly Island Fishing Access Site
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on a vandalism that occurred last month at the Kelly Island Fishing Access Site (FAS) Spurgin Road entrance in Missoula.
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FWP suspects hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in Missoula and Frenchtown areas
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks suspects that hemorrhagic disease (HD) is responsible for recent white-tailed deer deaths west of Missoula along the Clark Fork River and around Frenchtown.
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Bird hunters warned about algal blooms
Before your dog gets into the water or drinks out of a pond or lake, check for harmful algal blooms (HABs), which may appear like pea soup, spilled paint, grass clippings, or water that is discolored.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Final Conservation Plan for Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the availability of the final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP), associated final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for the Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District. This action is not related to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge nor its CCP.
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Tourism to Glacier National Park contributes $656M to local economy
A new National Park Service report shows that in 2024, 3.2 million park visitors spent an estimated $458 million in local gateway regions while visiting Glacier National Park. These expenditures supported a total of 5,190 jobs, $217 million in labor income, $359 million in value added, and $656 million in economic output in local gateway economies surrounding Glacier National Park.
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Grizzly bears relocated to reduce conflict potential
The grizzly bears were relocated to the Grassy Lake drainage, approximately one-half mile from the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park.
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Bear injures Idaho hiker
A hiker was injured in a bear attack near Squirrel Creek in Fremont County on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 30.
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Man banned from park for five years after driving drunk in Yellowstone
Do you think the sentence should have been more lenient or more puntative?
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Firefighter killed on Nez Perce–Clearwater National Forests
Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) firefighter Isabella Oscarson, a seasonal employee from Minnesota, died Friday evening after being struck by a falling tree earlier that day while assisting with the U.S. Forest Service’s Tinker Bugs prescribed fire in the Nez Perce–Clearwater National Forests.
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Angler reels in human remains on Flathead Lake
On September 26, 2025, at about 1522 hours, Lake County 911 received a call from a fisherman who reported discovering human remains in Flathead Lake in the Wildhorse Island area.
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Moose darted, untangled after becoming tangled in extension cord in Red Lodge
FWP law enforcement and wildlife staff darted and anesthetized a young bull moose in Red Lodge on Friday, after the […]
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Six men sentenced in Musselshell County poaching case
Six men from Montana and Washington have pled guilty in Musselshell County Justice Court to unlawfully killing bull elk and mule deer bucks near Roundup.
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Couple injured by moose near Red Lodge
Red Lodge Fire Rescue was called in to assist with a couple who were injured after an encounter with moose on Bull Moose Lane
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FWP suspects hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in Eureka, Plains areas
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks suspects that hemorrhagic disease (HD) is responsible for recent white-tailed deer deaths in the Eureka and Plains areas. These cases are suspect but have not yet been confirmed through lab testing.
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Tips sought on two spike elk shot south of Hamilton
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on two spike elk shot and left to waste on private land near Likes Ranch Block Management Area south of Hamilton.
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1 airlifted after bear attack in Yellowstone National Park
On the afternoon of Sept. 16, a male, age 29, sustained injuries from a bear while hiking on the Turbid Lake Trail, located northeast of Mary Bay in Yellowstone Lake.
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Departments of Interior and Agriculture Announce Wildland Fire Service Plan to Modernize Federal Wildfire Response
Big news from the USDA and DOI.
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USFWS releases pond counts, population status for North American waterfowl
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released its annual Waterfowl Population Status report for 2025, and the findings echo much of what hunters saw last year.
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Pablo Reservoir closed for invasive species treatment
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Flathead Irrigation Project, will be treating invasive species in Pablo Reservoir Sept 8th-12th, 2025.
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Governor’s office weighs in on bison grazing permits
Governor Greg Gianforte, along with members of Montana’s federal delegation, recently sent a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum detailing the state’s longstanding efforts to petition the federal government to follow the laws governing grazing permits.
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Former catch-and-release state record holder gets dethroned…by his wife
Angler Brandi Holt’s 44-inch flathead catfish edges out her husband’s prior record by two inches.
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Seeley Lake Boat Launch Improvement Project Begins September 8
Construction on the Seeley Lake Boat Launch Project will begin on September 8, 2025, and is scheduled to continue through October 17, 2025.
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Update: Fishing reopens without restrictions on select rivers in Yellowstone National Park
Effective immediately, select rivers and streams that were partially closed to fishing due to warm water temperatures and low flows are now open without restrictions.
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GNP Invites Volunteers to 2025 Annual Hawk Watch Training
Glacier National Park will host volunteer training for its annual Hawk Watch Program on August 26 and September 22.
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Yellowstone visitation statistics for August 2025
Yellowstone National Park hosted 881,936 recreation visits in August 2025, up 2% from August 2024 (868,259 recreation visits).
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Montana DEQ Denies Petition to Modify the Selenium Standard for Lake Koocanusa
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has denied the petition for rulemaking to modify the selenium water column standard for Lake Koocanusa and the definition of steady state.
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Biologists to begin 2025 grizzly bear captures for research purposes in Yellowstone National Park
Agency biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) will begin the field captures Sept. 1 and continue through Oct. 15.