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FWP News: Hunting for female mountain lions to close in Lion Management Unit 122
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of female mountain lions will close in Lion […]
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FWP News: FAIRWEATHER FISHING ACCESS SITE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
CLARKSTON – Fairweather Fishing Access Site has been closed due to ice jams and flooding. The combination of unsafe conditions […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in Lion Management Unit 121
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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CORRECTION: Hunting for male mountain lions closes in Lion Management Unit 103
Correction: An email was sent yesterday that incorrectly said hunting for female mountain lions closes in LMU 103. It should have stated that […]
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FWP News: MT Mountain Lion Hunting Closures
Hunting for female mountain lions closes in Lion Management Unit 103 HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, […]
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FWP News: Incidental captures of lynx reported in northwest Montana
Bobcat trappers in northwest Montana caught two lynx last week. HELENA – Bobcat trappers in northwest Montana caught two lynx last […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in lion management unit 103
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in lion management unit 122
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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FWP News: Hunting for all mountain lions is closed in lion management unit 320
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of all mountain lions has closed in Lion Management Unit (LMU) 320, except […]
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FWP News: Application period starts Jan. 2 for Smith River permits
Changes coming for the 2024 season HELENA – Floaters hoping for a Smith River permit can apply Jan. 2 through Feb. […]
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KELLY RESERVOIR ILLEGAL FISH REMOVAL DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
Deadline to comment is Saturday, January 6, 2024. Kelly Reservoir is a private reservoir located approximately six miles northeast of […]
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FWP News: Wolf season to close in WMU 313
HELENA – The wolf harvest quota of six wolves in wolf management unit (WMU) 313 has been reached. The wolf season […]
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FWP News: Hunting for female mountain lions to close in lion management unit 315
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of female mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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FWP News: FWP solicits comment on several items for February Commission meeting
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is soliciting public comment on several items that will be before the Fish and […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in lion management unit 102 and 350
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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FWP News: FWP to require field day for youth who take Hunter or Bowhunter Education online
Students in that age group must pass both the online exam and the field day to earn a course completion […]
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FWP News: Bear Identification test available online only
HELENA – Beginning this week, the Bear Identification (ID) test is available online only. Black bear hunters in Montana are required […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions reopens in lion management unit 103
HELENA – By the order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will reopen in […]
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Comment Deadline for Draft Statewide Wolf Plan and EIS Today, Dec 19 @ 5pm
Note that the comment deadline for the proposed wolf plan and the associated EIS is today at 5pm. Please submit […]
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FWP News: Hunting for mountain lions to close in lion management units 102 and 103
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of female mountain lions will close in Lion Management Unit (LMU) 102 and male mountain lions in […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in lion management unit 204
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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FWP News: South-central Montana Citizen Advisory Committee to meet December 19
BILLINGS – The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 5 Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 […]
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FWP News: CWD management hunt to open in portion of lower Ruby Valley
Hunt runs from Dec. 15 through Feb. 15 TWIN BRIDGES – A chronic wasting disease (CWD) management hunt will be […]
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FWP News: FWP seeking public comment on two environmental assessments
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a couple of environmental assessments (EAs. For more information, […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in lion management unit 331
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in lion management unit 411
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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FWP News: Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet December 14
Training session scheduled for December 13 HELENA – The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Thursday, Dec. 14, at the […]
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FWP News: Cash reward increased to $21K for information on wolverine killed illegally in southwestern Montana
WISDOM – Several organizations have offered to contribute additional funding to raise the cash reward for information on a wolverine killed illegally northwest […]
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FWP News: Trapping for all fisher to close in Bitterroot Fisher Management Unit
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the trapping of all fisher will close in Bitterroot Fisher […]
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FWP News: FWP Director issues statement on proposed ballot initiative
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Dustin Temple issued a statement following news coverage of a ballot initiative […]
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FWP News: MUZZLELOADER HERITAGE SEASON OPENS SATURDAY
HELENA – Muzzleloader heritage season opens on Saturday, Dec. 9, and runs through Dec. 17. This season is for heritage muzzleloaders […]
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FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in Lion Management Unit 130
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]
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R4: HUNTER NUMBERS AND BIG GAME HARVEST LOWER AS GENERAL SEASON ENDS IN NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA
GREAT FALLS – Although the number of hunters passing through FWP’s Augusta check station in 2023 increased from levels seen in […]
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FWP News: WARDENS SEEK INFORMATION ON FIVE DEER POACHED NEAR GREAT FALLS
GREAT FALLS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on five deer that were shot and abandoned […]
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R1: General hunting season ends in northwest Montana with similar check station results as last year
KALISPELL — Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season wrapped up last weekend and the harvest results at check stations in […]
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R6: Northeast Montana Havre check station results for the 2023 Season
HAVRE- The results are in from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre check station for the 2023 hunting season. The […]
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REMINDER: DRAFT GRAY WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
FWP solicits public comment on a draft plan and environmental impact statement to guide the long-term management and conservation of […]
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R3: GENERAL SEASON ENDS WITH MILD WEATHER, MIXED HUNTER SUCCESS IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA
BOZEMAN – Hunter success in southwestern Montana continued to trend mostly at or below average during the latter half of […]
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FWP News: FWP seeking public comment on several items
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is seeking public comment on several environmental assessments (EAs) and changes to Administrative […]
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FWP News: More commission amendments proposed for December agenda items
Correction: A press release on Nov. 27 incorrectly stated that the deadline for emailed comments on commission amendments to agenda items […]
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FWP News: FWP to hold additional regional meetings to discuss 2023 Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently release a draft plan and environmental impact statement to guide the long-term management […]
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FWP News: Judge’s order halts wolf trapping and snaring season in most of Montana
HELENA – Wolf trapping and snaring in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks administrative regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, […]
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R1: NORTHWEST MONTANA CHECK STATION RESULTS: MONTANA’S GENERAL HUNTING SEASON ENTERS FINAL WEEK
KALISPELL — Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season is wrapping up Nov. 26, 2023. So far this season, more […]
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FWP News: ELK SHOT, LEFT TO WASTE NEAR INGOMAR
Elk shot, left to waste near Ingomar MILES CITY – On Nov. 15, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wardens retrieved the […]
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R2: ELK HARVEST IS DOWN, DEER ON TRACK HEADING INTO THE FINAL STRETCH OF HUNTING SEASON IN WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA
MISSOULA –With less than a week of general hunting season left, west-central Montana hunters continue to find mild weather conditions […]
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R5: Elk harvest up, deer harvest variable in much of south-central Montana for fifth weekend
BILLINGS – The general big game hunting season is nearing the end for 2023. A total of 621 hunters visited check […]
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FWP News: FWP ENCOURAGED BY EXPERIMENTAL CRAPPIE PRODUCTION
Nearly 10,000 hatchery-reared white crappie stocked at TRR MILES CITY – If all goes well, anglers could reap the benefit of […]
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FWP News: Commission amendment proposed for December agenda item
HELENA – A proposed amendment for an item on the Dec. 14 Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting agenda is available for […]
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R7: MILD WEATHER, AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANTELOPE CLOSER
Mild weather, ample opportunity for antelope closer MILES CITY – Hunters out and about in southeast Montana during the closing weekend […]
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R1: NORTHWEST MONTANA CHECK STATION RESULTS: GENERAL HUNTING SEASON DOWN TO FINAL WEEKS
KALISPELL — Signs of the “rut” have emerged in northwest Montana as the general hunting season winds down with less than […]