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Attorney General Knudsen leads 28-state coalition against unconstitutional waiting-period law
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 28-state coalition supporting a challenge to Maine’s unconstitutional waiting-period law which requires gun buyers to wait 72 hours before taking possession of a firearm after purchase.
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Mountain lion encounter closes campground on U.S.-Canada border
Backcountry camping up on the border? You’ll want to take note of this.
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Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park erupts again
The Black Diamond Pool has erupted again, after destroying the boardwalk and sending tourists running last summer.
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Man missing near Holland Lake Trail system
Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue volunteers are actively searching for 46-year-old, David M. Leeper, in and around the Holland Lake area and trail system.
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Wildfire burns 850 acres 4 miles north of Plains
Authorities have issued the following information about the Banana Lake Fire, burning 850 acres four miles north of Plains.
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Bear euthanized after approaching hikers near Montana-Canada border
A bear has been euthanized after exhibiting agressive behavior toward people in an area near the Montana-Canada border.
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Montana man’s body found after multi-day search on Lochsa River
A Montana man’s body was found on Saturday, two miles from where he was last seen in the area of the Lochsa River.
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Montana man missing on Lochsa River
The man, a 68 year-old from Montana, had last been seen around 1:30 PM.
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Montana DNRC Hosts Wildland Firefighting Academy in Dillon
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) will host its second annual Wildland Firefighting Training Academy from Wednesday, […]
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Timber Harvest and Road Work to Begin in Ninemile Ranger District
Work is expected to begin within the next week and will have significant impacts on travel, particularly along Forest Roads 5563 (Albert Lothrop Road) and 453 (South side Road).
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BIOLOGISTS SET TO BEGIN GRIZZLY BEAR CAPTURES FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ON THE BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST AND CUSTER GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST
capture operations are once again about to begin within the Gravelly and Madison ranges of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and adjacent private lands and the northwestern, northeastern, and southwestern portions of the Custer Gallatin National Forest, south of I-90, and adjacent private lands.
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Latest Update from the Family of Injured Firefighter Justin Shaw
On Saturday, August 10th, 2024, U.S. Forest Service firefighter Justin Shaw was struck by a tree while engaged in initial attack operations on a wildfire start on the Salmon River Ranger District. Justin has been on a long road to recovery ever since the day of this incident.
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HAZARD TREE REMOVAL ALONG HIGHWAY 93
The work will begin two (2) miles north of North Fork, Idaho, to the Idaho/Montana State Line at Lost Trail Pass. This wood will be available to the public with a permit.
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Zinke Strips Public Lands Sales out of House Budget Reconciliation
After unrelenting effort from Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01), a provision selling more than 450,000 acres of public land has been stripped from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” also known as the House budget reconciliation.
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50th Annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival to take part this weekend
Fifty years ago a small group of passionate kayakers and locals held the first Whitewater Festival on the “Wild Mile” (previously known as the “Mad Mile”) of the Swan River in Bigfork, MT.
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Idaho hunter who self-reported grizzly kill faces huge potential fine
An Idaho hunter who reported to authorities that he mistakenly killed a grizzly bear in northern Idaho has been cited, and faces a possible huge fine, as well as jail time.
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Beartooth Highway opens for season
The Beartooth Highway is slated to open for the season at 8 a.m. today!
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Warning issued after bear ‘makes contact’ with tent
Authorities have issued a warning after bear “made contact” with a tent in the Northern Rockies.
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Oregon man found guilty of assaulting a Yellowstone National Park employee in a construction zone
The man intentionally struck the employee with a vehicle after voicing displeasure about construction traffic.
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Fourth translocated gray wolf dies in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife received a mortality alert for female gray wolf 2512-BC on May 15. The agency has confirmed […]
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Grizzly relocated near Yellowstone National Park
The grizzly bear was captured for cattle depredation on private land.
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Blacklegged Ticks Now Identified in Two Montana Counties
epartment of Public Health and Human Services (DPPHS) officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis, commonly referred to as a “deer tick” or “blacklegged tick”.
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Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Train and Support Montana’s Wildland Firefighters
U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the bipartisan “Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025” to support specialized wildland firefighter training.
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Final results Crooked Creek Tourney on Fort Peck
48 teams battled it out on Fort Peck Reservoir in the Crooked Creek Walleye Tournament Friday and Saturday! See the winning team’s total weight, which approached triple digits!
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Day 1 results Crooked Creek Tourney on Fort Peck
48 teams struggled with big winds and cold temps for Day 1 of the Crooked Creek Tourney. Click here to see the Top 5 teams currently in the lead!
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Food-Conditioned Grizzly Bear Trapped and Killed in Yellowstone National Park
Between April 3 and May 13, the 400-pound grizzly bear overturned several large, bear-resistant dumpsters and gained access to human food and trash near Old Faithful, the Nez Perce Picnic Area, and the Midway Geyser Basin parking lot.
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Zinke and Neguse Introduce Bill to Extend Successful Forest Management Program
In its first decade, CFLR projects treated and restored 5.7 million acres of forest, improved 1,000 miles of trails, and maintained over 25,000 miles of forest roads helping keep public lands open and safe.
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Two yearling grizzly bears found dead
Based on observed behavior and evidence, it is likely that a male grizzly bear in the area led to the separation of the yearlings from GB1063 and was responsible for the depredation. The status of the third yearling remains unknown.
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Daines Leads Letter to FWS Urging Reversal of Biden-Era Red Tape that Slows Grizzly Bear Delisting
U.S. Senator Steve Daines led his colleagues in sending a bicameral letter today to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raising concerns with a Biden-era policy that unnecessarily slows the grizzly bear delisting process by creating a single recovery zone that stretches from Washington State to Eastern Montana.
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Game and Fish captures and relocates grizzly bear
The grizzly bear was captured in association with conflict management efforts for cattle depredation, this bear was not the bear responsible for depredation and was released away from the calving pasture.
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Grizzly bear mistakenly shot and killed by a hunter in Bonner County in North Idaho
A young female grizzly bear was recently mistaken for a black bear by a hunter in the Panhandle Region
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Governor Gianforte, Director Clark Celebrate Archery Programs in Montana Schools
Joining Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) Director Christy Clark, Governor Greg Gianforte recently recognized Montana youth participating in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) in Twin Bridges.
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Strong Turnout and new beginnings: 26 wild horses placed at Hamilton adoption event
The Bureau of Land Management’s Montana/Dakotas Wild Horse and Burro Program held a successful adoption event May 2-4, 2025, placing 26 wild horses into new homes, including 19 adults and 7 yearlings, out of the 36 animals offered.
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BLM to host Upper Yellowstone Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Event in Livingston
The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas will bring 41 untrained wild horses and burros to the Upper Yellowstone Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Event, taking place June 6-8, 2025, at the Park County Fairgrounds in Livingston, Montana.
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FREE PUBLIC SPRING RIVER SAFETY WORKSHOP KICKS OFF 2025 FLOAT SEASON
Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) invites public to free Spring River Safety Workshop to kick-off 2025 float season that brings in leading experts from North Valley Search & Rescue and Glacier Raft Company to get you ready for the water.
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F&G begins annual grizzly bear research trapping in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, biologists from Idaho Fish and Game will begin annual research trapping grizzly bears.
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Two die in Bitterroot-Selway Wilderness rafting incident
An initial call for help came from a Garmin inReach device advising CPR was in progress at a location up the Selway River between Double Drop and Wa-Poots.
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Famous grizzly struck by a car in Grand Teton National Park
GB1058 was one of four offspring that emerged with GB399 in May 2020.
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Montana Snowpack is Near to Below Normal as the Season Shifts to Spring
April ushered in the transition from winter to spring in the Montana snowpack accumulation season.
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Man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park
On May 4, 2025, a 47-year-old man from Cape Coral, Florida, was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.
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Catching on: FWP, MSU ask anglers for help with trout research in southwestern Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff, in cooperation with Montana State University, have begun the second year of tagging trout in the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Ruby and Madison rivers.
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Sheriff warns of escalating wolf attacks as elk dies yards from home; front stoop left bloodied
The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office in California reports residents are under siege from wolves, posting graphic photos of a bloodied stoop where an elk was brought down just yards from a residence. There have been 18 wolf attacks confirmed in 28 days.
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Translocated wolf travels the equivalent of Denver to San Francisco in four months
A female gray wolf, released in Colorado in January after being translocated from British Columbia, has made significant movements across the state, covering more than 1,230 miles since translocation — an extraordinary display of the species’ natural roaming behavior.
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New Study Calculates the Cost to Cattle Ranchers of an Expanding Wolf Population
72% of wolf scat samples tested during the 2022 and 2023 summer seasons contained cattle DNA
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Correction made to hound hunting season dates in 2025 Black Bear Regulations
IMPORTANT: The season dates for hound hunting season in the printed version of the 2025 Black Bear Regulations were incorrectly listed in the printed regulations.
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Warden intercepts mussel-fouled tugboat near Anaconda
A Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks warden stopped a driver pulling a mussel-fouled tugboat after he drove past an aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspection station near Anaconda last week. The driver was traveling from Lake Michigan to the Puget Sound in Washington.
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Flathead County SAR finds man 14 miles from last known location
In a situation like this, 95% of missing people who walked away are found within approximately a 2 mile radius of their last known location. However, this person was found well outside of the search area after he had traveled approximately 14 miles!
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MSU Extension and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to host public meetings on wild and domestic sheep interactions
A series of free, public meetings will be held in Montana communities in April and May to discuss the Wild and Domestic Sheep Comingling Project.
