Complete guide to hunting in Big Sky Country.
Complete guide to hunting in Big Sky Country.
If your holiday decorations are still up, you might want to consider taking them down as a favor to urban deer.
A coyote bit a five-year-old boy in the upper body, pulling the child to the ground and then attempted to drag him toward a greenbelt area.
The reintroduction of wolves in Colorado seems to be off to a rough start, as one has been shot illegally.
The Disabled Veterans and Children with Special Needs Special Big Game Tag Program allows a qualified organization to apply for a special big game hunt tag on behalf of a disabled veteran or child with a life-threatening medical condition.
The Miles City chapter of Walleyes Unlimited and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks have set up a Christmas tree drop-off location at Spotted Eagle Lake.
On an early summer morning at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in a remote corner of southwest Montana, Liv Lundin, a recent graduate of the University of Montana Wildlife Biology Program, hunted for a rare bird nest among the cattails.
According to FWP there has been 133 wolves harvested in Montana this season. The general season for hunting wolves ends […]
The DNRC Cabin and Home Site Sales program has upcoming auctions in Lewis & Clark, Missoula, and Powell Counties.
Come enjoy the winter wonderland, breathe in the fresh air, and create lasting memories with your loved ones!
Applications for a permit to float the Smith River will be available beginning on Jan. 2, 2025, and will be accepted through Feb. 15, 2025.
The oldest wolf living in Yellowstone National Park died on Christmas Day.
Together with Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), Governor Gianforte is suing to halt the implementation of YNP’s Bison Management Plan.
The Bozeman Ranger District is implementing a new ban on the possession of pallets on National Forest System lands within the district.
Montana Tech students conduct bird counts on local waterbodies as part of the Berkeley Pit Waterfowl Protection Program.
The barren top of Sugarloaf Peak towers above much of the Mount Haggin Wildlife Management Area, located southwest of Anaconda.
Weeks of searching and trapping resulted in the capture of a coyote found with human DNA on its paws and human food in its stomach, leading Colorado Parks and Wildlife to conclude it is the animal that attacked a 4-year-old child on Thanksgiving.
NOTICE: Mountain Lion Activity at Big Mountain Nordic Trails: The early morning GNC groomers of the Big Mountain Trails have seen mountain lion tracks consistently on the trail lately.
The parcel is the starting point for the Path of the Pronghorn—the longest land migration in the lower 48 states—and is a critical link to mule deer migration corridors that stretch to public, private and Tribal lands hundreds of miles away.
Colton Folts, a senior Ecology student at the University of Montana Western, gained valuable hands-on experience this summer through a credited internship at the remote Snettisham Hatchery in Alaska, contributing to sockeye salmon population management.
On the evening of December 23, 2024, Idaho Fish and Game officers received a report from the Cassia County Sheriff that an infant had been attacked and injured by a raccoon in his parents’ home.
Two Portland men lost their lives while searching for Sasquatch in eastern Skamania County.
Upon searching the backpacks, agents found 30 brick-like packages containing a white powdery substance. The substance was later tested and determined to be cocaine.
A new online ordering portal is making its debut.
The attack occurred within a backyard enclosed by a six feet tall fence.
Wondering what the current quotas are for wildlife in Montana? FWP made it easy to check all species with quotas […]
Stuffed moose meatballs are proof that game meat can be luxurious. Juicy, tender moose meat packed with bold flavors and […]
Wildlife biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are collaring elk on private land south of Bozeman this winter to gather herd migration data that will inform elk management and land-use planning in parts of the Gallatin Valley.
A 58-year-old Virginia man died this month when an injured bear fell from a tree on top of him.
Westslope cutthroat trout are found in rivers (and some lakes) primarily throughout central and northern Idaho. They rarely exceed 20 inches, making Daniel Whitesitt’s April 13 catch a memorable one.
In early 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether to delist some populations of grizzly bears in the U.S. Northern Rockies. As Montanans consider their future with grizzly bears, University of Montana scientists are helping inform the social, ecological and policy aspects of the dialogue.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected this season in a mule deer buck from hunting district (HD) 515 and a whitetail buck from HD 525, both harvested by hunters.
BILLINGS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on a bull elk that was shot and […]
Heads up, Montana! The Fish and Wildlife Commission is hosting a virtual meeting on Dec. 19, and they want to hear from YOU.
In 2015, the familiar cacophony of Alaska’s common murre colonies fell eerily quiet. When summer field crews arrived at their monitoring sites, they found only a scattering of common murres on cliffs where thousands of birds should have been.
The Tobacco Valley Rod and Gun Club is sharing information about three whitetailed deer shot and left to waste.
Fish for burbot in the Kootenai River and enter a free raffle to win some great prizes!
Well over a foot of snow is covering the trails and the groomers are busy laying down corduroy.
The Lolo National Forest is recruiting applicants to be nominated for the Mineral County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) that was established as required by the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.
Yellowstone National Park’s winter season begins Sunday, Dec. 15. Annually from mid-December until mid-March, visitors can travel most of the park’s roads from the West, South, East and North entrances by approved commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches and via the non-commercially guided snowmobile access program.
The Blackfeet Nation, in collaboration with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), is offering hunters a unique opportunity to participate […]
Want a shot at bagging a bison? The Blackfeet Reservation lottery is open! $10 per chance, and you could win a guided hunt with the ultimate prize—bison meat, hide, and head.
From the far reaches of Montana and Idaho, Ethyl racked up 5,000 miles and rewrote the book on bear behavior. Was she lost, or just the ultimate adventurer? Her story is as wild as the terrain she roamed..
Here is your Region 2 FWP check station update for the 2024 season.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking any information regarding two deer that were shot after the general season in eastern Blaine County.
Beginning in mid-December, Idaho Fish and Game staff will take to the air to get a closer look at deer numbers, including several low-level helicopter surveys planned in the Salmon and Challis areas.
BILLINGS – Montana’s general big game hunting season ended on Sunday, Dec. 1. In south-central Montana, biological game check stations operated […]
It’s more than luck—pheasant hunting is about patterns, patience and letting your dog do the work–check out these tips.