May 23, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 23, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 23, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Beartooth Highway opens for season
The Beartooth Highway is slated to open for the season at 8 a.m. today!
May 22, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Warning issued after bear ‘makes contact’ with tent
Authorities have issued a warning after bear "made contact" with a tent in the Northern Rockies.
May 22, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 21, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
May 21, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Grizzly relocated near Yellowstone National Park
The grizzly bear was captured for cattle depredation on private land.
May 21, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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”.
May 21, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 17, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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!
May 16, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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!
May 15, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 14, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 14, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Leftover Seedlings Available
The nursery will be open May 15-16.
May 14, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 13, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 13, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 13, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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
May 13, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 13, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 13, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 13, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 12, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 12, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Grizzly Campground Upcoming Closure
Construction began today!
May 12, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 7, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Famous grizzly struck by a car in Grand Teton National Park
GB1058 was one of four offspring that emerged with GB399 in May 2020.
May 7, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
May 7, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
Apr 29, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
Apr 28, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
Apr 28, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
Apr 28, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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
Apr 28, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
Apr 28, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
Apr 28, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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!
Apr 27, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
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.
Apr 27, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Governor Gianforte Promotes Bear Safety at Small Business in Butte
UDAP Industries, Inc. was founded by Mark Matheny after a life-altering experience in the Montana backcountry. In 1992, while hunting near Yellowstone National Park, Matheny survived a grizzly bear attack thanks to a canister of pepper spray used by his hunting partner.
Apr 26, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Two wolves introduced to Colorado found dead within days of each other
Two wolves translocated into Colorado have died this month. The following are press releases issued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife: […]
Apr 26, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Shooting for the Stars: UM Research Suggests Montana Night Sky Tourism
The Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana promotes this pondering with new initiatives aimed at using a vast untapped resource – Big Sky Country at night.
Apr 26, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Flathead National Forest extends opportunity for public input on Holland Lake Lodge special use authorization application
The Flathead National Forest announced the public comment period on the Holland Lake Lodge special use authorization application is extended for an additional week.
Apr 26, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
BMU 700 using hounds pending closure to all bears for spring season
By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of all black bears in Bear Management Unit (BMU) 700 with hounds will close one half hour after sunset Monday April 28th, 2025.
Apr 25, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Two sheep test positive for pneumonia-causing bacteria north central Montana
Test results from two rams from bighorn sheep hunting district 622 have tested positive for a microorganism that can cause pneumonia.
Apr 22, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Former US Forest Service law enforcement officer pleads guilty to fraud
A Thompson Falls man accused of falsifying time and attendance records admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
Apr 20, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Reed Slough Wildlife Viewing Area near Kalispell opens to public
On Saturday, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Director Christy Clark, FWP staff and local stakeholders cut the ribbon on the brand-new Reed’s Slough Wildlife Viewing Area.
Apr 20, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
FWP to perform maintenance, habitat enhancement at several sites in southwestern Montana
Recreationists may see several construction and habitat
-enhancement projects happening in southwestern Montana this month. Temporary closures may be in effect for some sites during construction.
Apr 20, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park announces tours for 2025 season
Cave tours will be offered May 1 through Sept. 30.
Apr 20, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Big Hole River Foundation Joins Forces with Save Wild Trout
BHRF officially joins forces with Save Wild Trout – an exciting merger that will allow for the expansion of BHRF’s highly respected water quality monitoring program to all four rivers of the Jefferson Basin – the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Ruby, and Jefferson Rivers.
Apr 20, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Temporary Closure on West Rosebud Road (#2072) for New Bridge Installation Across Chicken Creek
The Beartooth Ranger District will temporarily close a section of Forest Road 2072, known as West Rosebud Road, from April 22 to May 8, 2025.
Apr 20, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
Montana mine one of 10 projects advanced by Trump administration
A proposed Montana mine is one of 10 projects being expedited by the Trump administration to advance domestic critical minerals production.
Apr 20, 2025 · Moosetrack Megan
20TH ANNUAL PADDLING FILM FEST WORLD TOUR TWO WEEKS AWAY
The Paddling Film Festival is an international adventure film tour presenting the world’s best paddling films of the year – whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, rafting, SUP, action and lifestyle around the world.