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Young man dies after crashing into moose in park
Date: August 1, 2025Contact:Amber Smigiel, 907-202-0156 A fatal vehicle collision occurred early this morning near mile 235 of the George Parks […]
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Temporary traffic delay on East Side Hungry Horse Reservoir Road 38 for bridge replacement project
Beginning Wednesday August 6, 2025, East Side Hungry Horse Reservoir Road (National Forest System Road 38) will be limited to one lane […]
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Custer Gallatin National Forest Extends Motorized Road Closure on Hellroaring Road
he wheeled motorized vehicle closure on National Forest System Road (NFSR)#2004 (Hellroaring Road), located approximately 10 miles south of Red Lodge and providing access to the Hell Roaring Plateau Trailhead, has been extended, from August 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025 for public safety due to equipment use during bridge installation on the Beartooth Ranger District of…
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Zinke, Sheehy, Moore, Banks Introduce Legislation to Implement Fees on Foreign Tourists to Rebuild National Parks
Canadian citizens visiting Glacier National Park would be exempt from the surcharge in recognition of our joint stewardship of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
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Grizzly Bear relocated near Yellowstone National Park
The grizzly bear was captured in association with conflict management efforts for cattle depredation on the national forest.
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Juvenile sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park
On Monday morning, July 28, a 17-year-old male suffered significant thermal burns to his foot and ankle area in the vicinity of Lone Star Geyser near Old Faithful.
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Final Results Hell Creek Walleye Winners Blow Past 114 pounds with Huge Second Day!
43 teams participated in the Hell Creek Walleye Tournament and the top four teams all brought in more than 100 pounds!
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Day 1 leaders for 2025 Hell Creek Walleye Tournament
43 teams are participating in the 2025 Hell Creek Walleye Tournament. Here are your Day 1 Leaders!
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Seven suspects charged by FWP in Bull Mountains poaching case
Eleven taxidermied bull elk and mule deer bucks seized
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BLM to begin road construction, recreation improvements at Ringing Rocks site
BUTTE, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will begin a series of improvements this week to enhance […]
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Mountain lion injures child in national park
On July 20, a four-year-old child was injured by a mountain lion near the Victoria Overlook area on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park.
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Zinke’s requests for clean water infrastructure, ESA reform, and forest management pass full committee markup
Zinke proposes several policy provisions including delisting the grizzly bear, prohibits funding to list the wolverine under the endangered species act, blocks enforcement of Canadian Lynx ESA provisions, and bans introduction of bison on the CMR National Wildlife Refuge
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Man convicted of felony for illegally killing and wasting a trophy bull moose
After killing the moose, Black attempted to load the carcass into his vehicle but became stuck in the snow. He hiked out to get help, where he was picked up by two hunters. The hunters found his story suspicious and noted inconsistencies in what he told them.
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Man convicted for wildlife violations
Conservation Officers began their investigation in December of 2023, after receiving information from a member of the community through the poaching hotline. Officers quickly responded to the call, discovering a trophy-class mule deer buck that was illegally shot, hidden, and left.
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FINAL RESULTS: Fort Peck Women’s Tournament
28 teams competed in the Fort Peck Women’s Tournament, a one-day event, held Saturday out of the dam. See who took home the top prize here, with final results.
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Habituated and food-conditioned black bear killed in Yellowstone National Park
It all started on June 7, when the bear crushed an unoccupied tent at the campsite.
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All of Lake Helena experiencing Harmful Algal Bloom
Lewis and Clark County Public Health is asking you to help them spread the word about a Harmful Algal Bloom on Lake Helena.
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Landowner safe, grizzly bear killed in encounter near Kalispell
A grizzly bear charged a man near his residence along Foothill Road east of Kalispell on the night of July 10.
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2 rescued, 1 missing after boat capsizes on Flathead Lake
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Search and Rescue responded to the report of a capsized boat at about 9am today near the end of Rocky Point on Flathead Lake.
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Governor Gianforte Increases Hunting Opportunities for Montanans
Governor Greg Gianforte last week continued his 56 County Tour in Valley County and celebrated a new law that increases upland bird hunting opportunities for Montana residents.
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Save Wild Trout Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Scientific Reports on Jefferson Basin
“Water-quality monitoring conducted by Save Wild Trout in the Jefferson River basin during 2023 and 2024 identified notable patterns of thermal and oxygen-related stress in three of the four rivers evaluated. Free-flowing systems, including the Big Hole and Jefferson rivers, exhibited widespread impacts with water temperature and dissolved oxygen exceeding thresholds suitable for juvenile or…
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Massive lake trout sets new state record
Aaron Goettsche is no stranger to monster Lake Trout. An avid angler, fishing rod maker, and longtime veteran on Utah’s/Wyoming’s famous Flaming Gorge Reservoir – a world-renowned fishery known for producing Lake Trout over 30 pounds and occasional giants up to 60 – Aaron knows what a trophy looks like.
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Mountain biker safely repels bear encounter near Troy
A mountain biker safely managed a close encounter with a bear while riding on the Starry Goat Trail on national forestland near Troy last week.
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FWP responds to brown trout detection in Flathead River
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has confirmed the detection of a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has confirmed the detection of a non-native brown trout in the Flathead River upstream of Pressentine Fishing Access Site near Evergreen, and anglers are encouraged to submit any additional brown trout caught within the drainage.
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FINAL RESULTS: Triple digit weight brings home top prize at 2025 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament!
173 teams competed for the 2025 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament on Friday and Saturday, but only one took home the first place prize of $15,000. Here are your final results!
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Day 2 Results Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament
173 teams competed for the 2025 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament on Friday and Saturday! The first place prize is $15,000. Here are your Day 2 Top 60! We’ll post final results as soon as they are received.
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Day One Leaders for Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament
Strong winds and strong weights out of Fort Peck Reservoir today, where 173 teams competed for the 2025 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament. The first place prize is $15,000. Click here to see your Day 1 leaders!
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FWP collects golden trout eggs from Sylvan Lake to be reared in hatchery
Montana is a trout fishing mecca, home to pristine trout waters and 16 members of the salmonid fish family. Among these 16 species is the golden trout – a stunning, high-alpine specialist species native only to the Kern River drainage of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Golden trout can be found in some of Montana’s remote…
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Fish marking strategy helps biologists differentiate between wild trout and hatchery trout
While an adipose fin may seem unnecessary for a fish, FWP biologists can find it helpful in distinguishing a wild trout from a hatchery trout or, in Holter Lake, between two strains of hatchery fish.
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FWP releases Grizzly Bear Conflict Dashboard
In Montana, grizzly bear populations have expanded in both number and in distribution along both sides of the Continental Divide and in the Greater Yellowstone area. In many instances, grizzly bears are expanding into areas they haven’t been in more than a century.
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Fall on Mount Gould climbing route results in fatality
At approximately 5:54 pm on Wednesday, July 9, Glacier National Park Dispatch received a report of an individual who had fallen from Mount Gould above the Highline Trail.
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Gov. Gianforte Announces Agreement To Improve Instream Flows in Clark Fork River
Governor Greg Gianforte announced an agreement between the State of Montana and Butte-Silver Bow (BSB) that secures water releases from Silver Lake to improve instream flows in the Clark Fork River.
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Men charged for alleged unlawful take of seven white-tailed deer
56 violations! Five of the seven deer were killed in a single 24-hour period.
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Coeur d’Alene man convicted of unlawful killing of a trophy bull elk
Thanks to a tip submitted through Fish and Game’s Citizens Against Poaching hotline, a Coeur d’Alene man was convicted of a felony for unlawfully taking wildlife.
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Flathead National Forest issues special use authorization for Holland Lake Lodge
The permitted operations include existing activities with no change to the authorized facilities or footprint of the Lodge. Kalispell, Mont., […]
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Prickly Pear Land Trust Unveils New Wheelchair Charging Station at Tenmile Creek Park
Prickly Pear Land Trust (PPLT) has installed Helena’s first outdoor wheelchair charging station, explicitly implemented to support outdoor recreation. Now open at Tenmile Creek Park, the station helps ensure people who use power wheelchairs can explore with greater independence and peace of mind.
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Historic Trail Creek Ranch Conserved: 884 acres in Paradise Valley to remain forever open
Robert and Valerie Anderson have partnered with Northern Yellowstone Open Lands, a regional initiative of the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT), to forever conserve their 884-acre historic family ranch, located southwest of Livingston in the Trail Creek area.
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Lee Creek Road 699 Temporary Road Closure
The project will result in the temporary closure of Road 699 above the Lee Creek campground from July 7th through September 30th to allow for the replacement of three culverts on Lee Creek Road.
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Governor Gianforte, USFS Chief Schultz Sign Historic Forest Management Agreement
Governor Greg Gianforte and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz on Monday formalized a landmark Shared Stewardship Agreement between the State of Montana and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
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Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival Final Results; a Tie For First Place
60 teams competed in the Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival Friday and Saturday, with two teams tying for first place!
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Low weights on Day 1 of Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival
Low weights dominated day 1 of Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival. A tough bite and small fish for the 60 teams competing in the tournament.
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BLM greenlights geothermal and pipeline projects to bolster U.S. energy independence
In Montana, the BLM approved NorthWestern Energy’s proposal to construct the 74-mile Helena to Three Forks natural gas pipeline through an accelerated 14-day environmental review process, which is being used in response to the national energy emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump.
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Out of staters drive rental car over cliff in the Flathead
What happens when your sightseeing tour of the backroads of Flathead County doesn’t go as planned? You get to meet Bigfork Fire’s crew and see them in action.
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Food-conditioned, habituated grizzly bear euthanized in Island Park
On June 26, Idaho Fish and Game, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, euthanized an adult male grizzly after it had become food-conditioned from consistently receiving food rewards in an Island Park neighborhood
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New CWD Management Zone, Deer B License created in Kalispell after detections at landfill
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has established a new Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone in Hunting District 170 near Kalispell following the detection of CWD in whitetail deer at the Flathead County Landfill in October 2024.
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BLM seeks public input on proposed guided hunting permit in southwest Montana
The permit would authorize BHC to offer guided day-use hunts for big game such as antelope, bear, deer, elk, mountain lion, and moose, as well as upland game birds on BLM-managed parcels administered by the Butte and Dillon field offices.
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Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office to search for missing man
The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team will be conducting a large-scale search operation in the Bear Canyon and New World Gulch areas this Saturday and Sunday, June 28–29.
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Serial poacher sentenced to jail time, thousands in fines
What should the punishment be for being convicted of taking a 5X6 bull elk and a 3×4 mule deer buck, nine misdemeanor wildlife and angling crimes, and a probation violation? Find out how one judge ruled…
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Top 5 most visited Montana State Parks in 2024
Montana State Parks continue to increase in popularity with an estimated 3.2 million visitors in 2024. That’s up 3.8 percent over 2023, a 21.9 percent increase from pre-pandemic levels in 2019, and a 45 percent increase over the last 10 years.
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BLM reminds visitors to celebrate safely during Independence Day weekend
Remember, fireworks and other types of pyrotechnics, are strictly prohibited on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. These areas consist of multiple national monuments, recreation areas, campgrounds, undeveloped remote lands and more across Montana and the Dakotas.