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Mar 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Montana State alumnus appears on HBO rock climbing competition

Editor’s Note: This story contains mild spoilers for Season 1 of HBO’s “The Climb.” BOZEMAN – Brad Burns assumed the […]

Mar 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Ken Coffin To Be Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor; Kathy Minor Heading to Shoshone Forest for a Temporary Assignment

Bozeman, MT- March 20, 2023 – Kathy Minor, Custer Gallatin Deputy Forest Supervisor has accepted a temporary assignment to the Shoshone National […]

Mar 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Injunction Seeks to Block Logging in Montana’s Kootenai National Forest

From the Center for Biological Diversity Project Will Destroy Spring Bear Habitat, Harm Fragile Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Population MISSOULA, Mont.— Conservation […]

Mar 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Glacier National Park 2023 Construction Updates

WEST GLACIER, Mont. [March 20, 2023] – Glacier National Park has announced plans for major construction areas during the 2023 […]

Mar 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Aquatic invasive New Zealand mudsnails discovered in Silverbow Creek

MILLTOWN — New Zealand mudsnails, an aquatic invasive species that can have a long-lasting impact on local waters, were discovered last […]

Mar 20, 2023 · Angela Montana

Wild Pheasant Mac and Cheese

If you have some upland game bird meat you are looking for a new recipe for, then this is the […]

Mar 20, 2023 · Angela Montana

Helena Area Reservoirs Fishing Report 3.20.23

Anglers are reminded that ice conditions can be extremely variable. Ice thickness can range from thick enough to support a vehicle […]

Mar 18, 2023 · Montana Grant

TURKEY TUNE UP!!!

Now is the time to begin Gobbler preparations. The Spring turkey season is just around the corner. This means that […]

Mar 17, 2023 · Angela Montana

Fort Peck Snow/Ice Fishing Report 3.16.23

The Captain and Fred Stingley, from Glasgow, have put in a couple of days of ice fishing around Fort Peck. […]

Mar 17, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Hunting for female mountain lions to close in Lion Management Unit 447

HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of female mountain lions will close in Lion Management […]

Mar 17, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Flathead Electric funds hunter safety vests

KALISPELL, Montana – At a March 9 meeting, Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety Directors awarded $30,539 to 7 area […]

Mar 17, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

BHA Rendezvous takes place in Missoula this weekend

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife, is pleased to announce North American […]

Mar 17, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

International Fly Fishing Film Festival Comes to Dillon

The 2023 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Dillon, Montana, on March 18, 2023, featuring 10 short and […]

Mar 17, 2023 · Angela Montana

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Catchin the Big Ones Crew!

Tune into Catchin the Big Ones with the Captain for the latest fishing reports for Western and Central Montana this Friday morning from […]

Mar 16, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Group works to save bison in a high mortality winter

With nearly five feet of snow already having fallen this winter in West Yellowstone, resulting in giant berms created by […]

Mar 16, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

South Plateau Landscape Treatment Project Draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact

West Yellowstone, MT, March 16, 2023 – The USDA Forest Service has prepared a final environmental assessment and draft decision notice and finding […]

Mar 16, 2023 · Angela Montana

Kid has meltdown over forgetting camera while ice fishing

Kids are funny…. Here is a throwback to the year of Covid when we shared this video in 2020 of […]

Mar 16, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

USDA Forest Service launches public comment period for Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Draft Comprehensive Plan and Environmental Assessment

Portland, Ore. (March 16, 2023) – The USDA Forest Service has announced the launch of the public review and comment period […]

Mar 16, 2023 · Angela Montana

Fresno and Nelson Fishing Report by Brian Olson 3.16.23

No new report for this week. I, nor my friends who fish, were able to get on the reservoirs this […]

Mar 16, 2023 · Angela Montana

Brett French reports: Thanking landowners for allowing access

A new group has been formed in Miles City, Montana Hunters for Access, as a way to thank landowners in […]

Mar 15, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: UPCOMING HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE IN ULM

GREAT FALLS — An in-person Hunter Education course in Ulm will open soon for registration. The course will be held at […]

Mar 15, 2023 · Angela Montana

Hebgen Lake Not Fishable Right Now

Report on Hebgen Lake from Garrett Ostler for Wednesday 3/25/2023: “Hebgen is a total mess with the heavy heavy snow […]

Mar 15, 2023 · Angela Montana

Upper Salmon River Weekly Steelhead Fishing Report 3.14.23

Steelhead angler effort along the upper Salmon River increased during the past week but remained below average for this time […]

Mar 14, 2023 · Angela Montana

Coyotes were out Sunday!

The Captain is pictured above with Dan Parpart from Park Grove holding one of the six coyotes they got Sunday. […]

Mar 14, 2023 · Angela Montana

Archery Hunter Tags New Oregon State-Record Cascade Roosevelt Bull

It took Josh Kelsey more than two decades of hunting and a half-decade spent chasing the same bull to grasp […]

Mar 14, 2023 · Angela Montana

How to turn your dead coyote into a meal

Many trappers and hunters that are after coyotes don’t eat them–but many do. Are you one that does/doesn’t or would/wouldn’t? […]

Mar 13, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Governor Gianforte Recognizes Landowners Increasing Public Access Through Block Management

KALISPELL, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today met with landowners in Flathead County who are participating in Montana Fish, Wildlife […]

Mar 13, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Reclamation awards $43.5M contract for modifications at Fresno Dam

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $43,599,090 contract to NW Construction out of Bozeman, Montana to conduct a dam modification […]

Mar 13, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Lolo National Forest Invites Public to Inform Wild and Scenic Rivers Inventory Eligibility

Missoula, Mont., March 8, 2023—The Lolo National Forest and Plan Revision Team will hold public workshops to begin work on […]

Mar 13, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Male Mountain Lion Hunting Closures

HUNTING FOR MALE MOUNTAIN LIONS TO CLOSE IN LION MANAGEMENT UNIT 214 Mar 13, 2023 9:07 AM HELENA – By order […]

Mar 13, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP news: HUNTER AND BOWHUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES OFFERED IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA

BOZEMAN – Hunter and Bowhunter Education classes will be offered in several locations throughout southwestern Montana this year. Many of these […]

Mar 13, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Otter Creek Island parcels purchased by FWP

Undeveloped parcels will be managed for wildlife habitat, primitive recreation near Reed Point BILLINGS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has […]

Mar 11, 2023 · Montana Grant

BOBBER SEASON!!!

Once the weather begins to improve, the trees and bushes along out streams, rivers, and ponds become decorated with bobbers! […]

Mar 11, 2023 · Angela Montana

Montana Outdoor Podcast: Behind the Scenes of the Most Unique Fishing Tournament in the World!

In this episode of the Montana Outdoor Podcast we take you behind the scenes of likely the most unique fishing […]

Mar 10, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Hunter and bowhunter education instructors recognized

BILLINGS – Volunteer hunter and bowhunter education instructors were recognized this weekend for their contributions to the program at the annual […]

Mar 10, 2023 · Angela Montana

Don’t Wait! Apply today for Montana Hunting Licenses

The 2023 License Year is Now Open! Don’t wait, Buy and Apply Today! The new FWP license year is now […]

Mar 10, 2023 · Angela Montana

Fishing report for Fresno and Nelson reservoirs 3.9.23

Walleye fishing on Fresno is good. There’s still lots of ice. My best fishing is on the main lake points […]

Mar 9, 2023 · Angela Montana

Mountain lion vs. raccoon

If you have a raccoon problem, get a mountain lion? lol Please don’t actually do that. We do not endorse […]

Mar 8, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Hunting for male mountain lions to close in Lion Management Unit 441

HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of male mountain lions will close in Lion Management Unit […]

Mar 8, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Cyclone Bill Project seeks public comment

Cyclone Bill Project seeks public comment Flathead National Forest announces the beginning of the Cyclone Bill Project. The project area […]

Mar 8, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Biologist spots Yellowstone National Park’s first grizzly bear of 2023

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On Tuesday, March 7, a Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologist on a radio telemetry flight […]

Mar 8, 2023 · Angela Montana

Snowmobilers encounter moose

Some snowmobilers in Idaho recently filmed a moose encounter on their way to Palisades. Let’s just say that a moose […]

Mar 8, 2023 · Angela Montana

Spaghetti with Moose Meat Sauce Recipe

We have some moose meat in our freezer that I have not known what to make with it–that is changing […]

Mar 7, 2023 · Angela Montana

Walleye and Pike Seafood Soup

If you have caught pike and walleye recently, or you have some in your freezer, you can make the whole […]

Mar 7, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: FWP HOSTING PUBLIC MEETINGS IN NORTHWEST MONTANA TO DISCUSS MULE DEER MANAGEMENT

KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is hosting a series of public meetings in northwest Montana to discuss mule deer […]

Mar 6, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: FWP gearing up for a new watercraft inspection station season

Some stations will open in early March HELENA – Several watercraft inspection stations begin operation in early March to check snowbird […]

Mar 6, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Montana-based LandTrust Successfully Completes Series A Funding

March 6, 2023, BOZEMAN, Mont. – LandTrust, the Bozeman-based online land sharing marketplace connecting landowners with outdoor recreationists, has successfully completed […]

Mar 6, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan

Rivers Run Through UM Bio Station Ecosystem Metabolism Research

FLATHEAD LAKE – Rivers are critical for Earth’s ability to sustain life. They serve as the connective transport system, much like the […]