Apr 16, 2024 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Hunting permit drawing results now available

HELENA – The drawings for Montana deer and elk permits and for nonresident combination licenses are complete and applicants can check […]

Apr 16, 2024 · Angela Montana

A DIY Turkey Decoy that won’t break the bank

For turkey hunters looking to save some bucks while still enhancing their hunting game, DIY turkey decoys offer a cost-effective […]

Apr 15, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Record Low Snowpack Results in Abnormally Dry to Severe Drought Conditions This Spring

HELENA, Mont. –  Today, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) released the 2024 Montana Water Supply Outlook Report, […]

Apr 11, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Lolo National Forest welcomes new District Ranger to the Plains-Thompson Falls Ranger District

Thompson Falls, Mont., April 8, 2024 — The Lolo National Forest is pleased to announce the selection of Curtis Rintz […]

Apr 11, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

594-6497 Remembering the Mann Gulch Fire 75 years later

HELENA, Mont. – April 10, 2024 – This summer, the USDA Forest Service, Montana Discovery Foundation, National Smokejumpers Association, and […]

Apr 11, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Missoula woman sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing two U.S. Forest Service pickup trucks

MISSOULA — A Missoula woman who admitted to stealing property from the U.S. Forest Service was sentenced today to two […]

Apr 11, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Overlook Gates Opening Monday

Polson, Montana – The gates to the SKQ Overlook will be opening soon. On April 15 the gates to the […]

Apr 11, 2024 · Angela Montana

Is it hunting season yet?

When it’s time to hit the hills (or mountains in some cases) and get out to try and tag some […]

Apr 10, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Wilderness Speaker Series concludes with Artist Wilderness Connection Panel at FVCC

The third and final installment in the 2024 Wilderness Speaker Series will feature a panel of local artists who have […]

Apr 5, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Snowy February Weather Tapers off, More Snow is Needed to Improve this Summer’s Water Supply Outlook

Given the lack of precipitation from November through most of January in Montana, above normal precipitation was needed over the […]

Apr 4, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Yellowstone National Park expands access to allow for year-round fishing in two locations

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning Nov. 1, 2024, Yellowstone National Park will expand fishing access by allowing for year-round […]

Apr 4, 2024 · Angela Montana

Exclusive Sneak Peek: MT Outdoor Podcast Talks with Chris McFadden of Townsend Marine

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale had a great conversation with Chris McFadden, Owner of […]

Apr 4, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Corps Approves Flathead Lake Level Variation

Polson, Montana — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) approved a request from Energy Keepers, Inc (EKI) to deviate from the […]

Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Warden intercepts mussel-fouled boat after driver neglects to stop at inspection station

HELENA – A Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks warden stopped a driver pulling a ski boat after he drove past an aquatic […]

Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms wolf-livestock depredation in Grand County

On the morning of April 2, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received a report of a possible depredation incident after […]

Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Hunter-reported harvest in Michigan’s Calhoun County shown to be a gray wolf

Though a Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in Calhoun County in January during a legal coyote […]

Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Greater Yellowstone Coalition Delivers Bear-Proof Containers to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

As bears are beginning to wake from hibernation across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, 39 bear-proof containers are being delivered to […]

Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Fish tanker truck accident results in loss of some spring Chinook smolts

On March 29 near Lookingglass Hatchery in northeast Oregon, a fish tanker truck was involved in an accident while transporting […]

Apr 3, 2024 · Angela Montana

Buck approaches hunters

When you’re out hunting and the buck is well aware you won’t be interested in shooting it…but it gets too […]

Apr 3, 2024 · Angela Montana

TATS TELL A STORY!!! by Montana Grant

As the Montana weather improves, the parkas, flannel, and sweaters will start coming off and reveal the personal Tats of […]

Apr 2, 2024 · Angela Montana

Make Scoring Easy with the Rackulator

Tired of asking other people to score your racks? Rackulator is the only electronic big game scoring device that makes […]

Apr 2, 2024 · Angela Montana

TARGETING TURKEYS!!! by Montana Grant

Spring turkey time is just around the corner. Gobblers will be calling hens to mate and welcome new broods of […]

Apr 1, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Glacier National Park 2024 Construction Updates

WEST GLACIER, Mont. [April 1, 2024] –Glacier National Park has announced plans for construction areas during the 2024 spring and summer […]

Apr 1, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Custer Gallatin Urges Visitors to Adhere to Regulations and Food Storage Order When Target Shooting

Bozeman, MT, April 1, 2024— As the winter season comes to an end and the weather starts to warm up, […]

Apr 1, 2024 · Angela Montana

Hunting for male mountain lions closes in Lion Management Unit 391

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

Apr 1, 2024 · Angela Montana

The Couple that Hunts Together…

For those of you who still have elk and deer permit applications on your brain (the deadline is today–that is […]

Mar 28, 2024 · Angela Montana

Nevada’s first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

Get ready for a historic event in Nevada as the state gears up for its first-ever moose hunting season this […]

Mar 26, 2024 · Angela Montana

REMINDER: Application deadline for deer and elk permits is April 1

Some changes to regulations in effect; new license year began March 1 HELENA – Hunters have until April 1 to apply […]

Mar 25, 2024 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Hunting for female mountain lions closes in Lion Management Unit 441

HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting of female mountain lions will close in Lion Management Unit (LMU) 441, except for Limited Special […]

Mar 25, 2024 · Angela Montana

FWP News: MORE HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES OFFERED IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA

In-person classes offer hands-on learning opportunities for new hunters BOZEMAN – Additional Hunter Education classes have been scheduled in several locations […]

Mar 25, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

New elk harvest record set by Wyoming hunters

CHEYENNE – Wyoming hunters had one of the most successful elk hunting seasons on record in 2023-24, with nearly a […]

Mar 25, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

2023 elk harvest in Idaho the lowest in a decade

From Idaho Fish and Game For the first time since 2013, statewide elk harvest came in below 20,000. It didn’t […]

Mar 25, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION NEW UM STUDY REVEALS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION

MISSOULA – The escalation of extreme wildfires globally has prompted a critical examination of wildfire management strategies. A new study from […]

Mar 25, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Manhattan sharpshooter qualifies for second event at 2024 Olympics

Story by Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato FORT MOORE — U.S. Army Sergeants Ivan Roe and Sagen Maddalena qualified for the […]

Mar 24, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

1 killed in California mountain lion attack

Mar 23, 2024 · Angela Montana

A SPORTSMAN’S FINAL REGRETS!!! by Montana Grant

Sadly, everything is born and dies. There is a beginning and an end. Life is long until it’s not. It […]

Mar 21, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Statement on NPS and USFWS final EIS for restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades

Today, the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that […]

Mar 21, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Novel parasite detected in trout at three Oregon fish hatcheries

CORVALLIS, Ore.—ODFW’s fish health lab has detected a novel parasite in sick rainbow trout that were raised at Klamath Falls, […]

Mar 21, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Annual Idaho Fish and Game fur auction to run online April 8-22

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s annual fur auction will be held online in 2024. This year’s auction of […]

Mar 21, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

F&G Director responds to legal decision regarding wolf trapping and grizzly bears

A March 19, 2024 federal court decision will change wolf trapping seasons in some regions of Idaho based on their […]

Mar 19, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Angler snags world-record paddlefish

 by: Jill Pritchard The 2024 paddlefish snagging season is off to a great start after an angler reeled in a […]

Mar 18, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

1 convicted after trying to salvage Ennis bighorn in Idaho

On March 1, 2024, an Idaho resident was sentenced in a Kootenai County court for the unlawful possession of a […]

Mar 18, 2024 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Application deadline for deer and elk permits is April 1

Some changes to regulations in effect; new license year began March 1 Some changes to regulations in effect; new license […]

Mar 18, 2024 · Angela Montana

Archery season is less than six months away

As the ice thaws and winter bids farewell, we reflect on another memorable ice fishing season here in Montana. However, […]

Mar 15, 2024 · Angela Montana

Upcoming FWP Deadlines

This is just a reminder of some upcoming application deadlines: Smith River Super Permit – March 22 Paddlefish (white tag) […]

Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

James Bond actor fined $500 for walking off Yellowstone boardwalk

Pierce Brosnan, 70, of Malibu, California, was fined $500, and required to pay a $1,000 community service payment to the […]

Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Flathead Resource Advisory Committee accepting proposals for 2024

Kalispell, Montana, March 11, 2024— The Flathead National Forest on behalf of the Flathead County Resource Advisory Committee, is now accepting new project […]

Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Custer Gallatin National Forest Recognized at the Golden Pinecone Awards

Bozeman, MT, March 11, 2024— The Custer Gallatin Bear Aware Program has received recognition at the second annual Golden Pinecone […]

Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

Yellowstone National Park Announces First Grizzly Bear Sighting of 2024

On March 3, visitors skiing on the Specimen Ridge Trail in the north-central part of the park observed the first […]

Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan

BLM proposes stronger greater sage-grouse conservation plans

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on […]