Restrictions affect FWP properties in Madison, Silver Bow, Dawson, Powell and Powder River counties HELENA – Fire restrictions continue to spread […]
Restrictions affect FWP properties in Deer Lodge, Sweet Grass, Treasure and Stillwater counties HELENA – Fire restrictions continue to spread to other […]
Restrictions affect FWP properties in Toole, Teton and Liberty counties HELENA – Stage I fire restrictions are now in effect for Toole, […]
Successful hunters to be contacted through email HELENA – Hunters who signed up for the Surplus License List will be randomized […]
Restrictions affect FWP properties in Yellowstone, Beaverhead, Jefferson counties HELENA – As dry, hot weather continues across Montana, fire restrictions are expanding […]
Hoot-owl restrictions on Rock Creek, St. Regis River, North Fork Flathead River HELENA – Full fishing closures at the mouth of […]
KALISPELL — Angling restrictions on the North Fork Flathead River go into effect at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 24, due to […]
HELENA – Furbearer and wolf hunting and trapping regulations for the 2024-2025 season are on the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission […]
BILLINGS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on a white-tailed deer buck found shot and wasted […]

Restrictions affect FWP properties in Mineral County HELENA – Mineral County entered Stage II fire restriction on Saturday, July 20. Stage […]
Canyon Ferry: Walleye fishing is very good from the Silos to the ponds in 12 to 20 feet of water and […]

Restrictions affect FWP properties in Meagher, Judith Basin, Granite, Ravalli and Missoula counties HELENA – Dry, hot weather has led […]

KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists are closely monitoring the water temperatures of northwest Montana rivers and streams and […]
BILLINGS – Wheatland County entered Stage 1 fire restrictions last week. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks follows the county’s lead […]

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is looking for public feedback on work from a citizen advisory council tasked […]

GLASGOW – Joining Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Gov. Greg Gianforte last week visited with a longtime partner of the Block […]
Canyon Ferry: Walleye fishing is very good around Ponds 2 and 3 and the river mouth in 20 feet of water. […]

MILES CITY – Wildfires burning near Tongue River Reservoir State Park prompted a voluntary evacuation of visitors to the park […]

BILLINGS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks trapped and euthanized a female black bear in southern Carbon County after multiple conflicts […]
Correction: In a previous version of this press release, it was stated that the entire Clark Fork River will be under […]

A black bear has been frequenting the Rosebud Isle Fishing Access Site in Fishtail. Recreationists are reminded to be bear […]

FWP hatchery restarting native rainbow trout stock KALISPELL — Montana’s only native rainbow trout is making a comeback in the northwest […]
Canyon Ferry: The walleye bite is really turning on throughout the reservoir. The best areas are Pond 4, Pond 2 to […]
Visiting a Montana fishing access site on July Fourth is a great idea – just leave the fireworks at home. […]

38,000 watercraft inspected so far this year HELENA – As boaters and other water recreationists gear up for the July […]
HELENA – Nonresident hunters who registered to be placed on the Alternates List can now check their status on MyFWP: myfwp.mt.gov/fwpExtPortal/myDrawResult_input.action. Every […]

Several hunter education courses have taken place across Region 6 this spring and summer, bringing in a bunch of new […]

A study currently underway in the Missouri River between Fort Benton and Fort Peck Reservoir is testing how well pallid […]

MILES CITY – A young male black bear that had been getting into garbage in and around Colstrip residential areas […]

Areas of some increase, but still areas of decline or stable numbers Some areas are reducing antlerless B licenses to […]

BILLINGS – Monday, alongside Wildlife Manager Brett Dorak, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Dustin Temple held a press conference to […]

After six weeks of the yellow tag paddlefish season the estimated harvest is 775 fish. See the following table for […]

No chart for today, but only 6 fish were harvested on Tues-Wed. Total harvest is at 753. River conditions look […]

HELENA – Eager to finalize your fall hunting plans? The drawings for elk B, deer B, antelope 900, crane and […]

BOZEMAN – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff will host a free bear safety event next week to offer training and […]

HELENA – Starting tomorrow, June 19, hunters can sign up for the Surplus License List, which is a list of leftover […]

HELENA – The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Headquarters Building, located at 1420 East 6th Avenue in Helena, will be closed […]

WILSALL – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, in collaboration with the Custer Gallatin National Forest, will begin additional phases of an […]

HELENA – They look so cute and helpless. But your efforts to help could end up harming the animal and reducing […]

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Licensing Bureau is soliciting proposals from conservation organizations that are interested in conducting a […]

Hunters also can register to be placed on a bison game damage roster. HELENA – Hunters interested in participating in game […]

FWP asking anglers to report catches or observations of pike in Clark Fork tributary KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks […]

Exciting news from Lake Elmo! On June 11, 400 Yellowstone cutthroat trout, measuring 6 to 16 inches, were stocked from […]

If you need a refresher on what is closed or you’re looking for restrictions, take a look at this page […]

HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of all black bears will close in Black Bear […]

HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of all black bears will close in Black Bear […]

Walk-in access remains open BILLINGS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has implemented a partial site closure at Whitebird Fishing Access […]
Canyon Ferry: Walleye action has been a little slow with some anglers finding success between Ponds 1 and 3 and from […]

HELENA – Anglers planning to fish the Eastern Fishing District need to be aware of endangered pallid sturgeon. Anglers are encountering these fish […]

Harvest days are limited to every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturdays (in all yellow tag areas). Catch and release days […]