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FWP's biennial hunting season-setting process begins in June
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will kick off the biennial hunting season-setting process earlier to allow for more public engagement and greater transparency. Public... — Updated 6/8/2023
Grizzlies drawn to attractants in Lincoln Springs area
Spring is in full swing and bears are on the move across western Montana, and the activities of a distinctive female Grizzly and a pair of three-year-old subadults in the Lincoln... — Updated 5/3/2023
Wild Montana Hosting Wilderness Walks, including several in Lincoln area
WILDERNESS WALKS HOSTED BY WILD MONTANA'S WILD DIVIDE CHAPTER Keeping the Divide Wild: The Lincoln Prosperity Proposal Tuesday, June 6 Webinar Join us online to learn how the... — Updated 5/3/2023
Spend your summer on the forest as a volunteer campground host
GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 1, 2023 - If you have ever wished to spend an entire summer on the forest, here is your chance! Recreation staff from the Helena-Lewis and Clark National... — Updated 5/3/2023
Make way for ducklings: World Migratory Bird Day festivities to take place at Spring Meadow State Park on May 6
HELENA, Mont. – April 24, 2023 - This year's celebration of World Migratory Bird Day will take place at Spring Meadow State Park from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 6. "Thanks to our... — Updated 4/25/2023
FWP seeking comment on proposals for June commission meeting
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife Commission in June. Comment is open through May... — Updated 4/18/2023
FWP asks commission to initiate rule-making process on grizzly bear management
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is looking for approval from the Fish and Wildlife Commission to move forward with a rule making process on administrative rules that... — Updated 4/18/2023
Reminder: Leave Baby Animals Alone and Be Mindful of Diseases
HELENA – Each spring, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks receives calls from people who have picked up deer fawns or other wildlife. It's important to remember that FWP does not... — Updated 4/11/2023
Reminders for Shed Hunters
HELENA – With warmer temperatures and snow quickly disappearing, shed-antler hunters are anxious to get into the field. Buck deer and bull elk and moose grow antlers each year, some to magnificent size, which drop off to regrow... — Updated 4/3/2023
MSU releases reports as part of major project on wildlife crossing structures
BOZEMAN - As part of a multi-state and Canadian research effort involving the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University, more than a dozen new reports... — Updated 3/28/2023
Youth Forest Monitoring Program, entering its 25th year, expands to encompass heritage
HELENA, Mont. – March 9, 2023 - The Montana Discovery Foundation and the Helena- Lewis and Clark National Forest are looking for a heritage/archeology field instructor and eleven... — Updated 3/14/2023
Three grizzly bears test positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza
FWP Header Three grizzly bears test positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza HELENA – Three juvenile grizzly bears tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza... — Updated 1/19/2023
Kids learn snowmobile safety
Kids on snowmobiles zipped back and forth across the meadow below the Ponderosa Snow Warriors clubhouse as part of a Snowmobile Safety Education Course, Saturday, Jan. 14. Six kids... — Updated 1/19/2023
Lawmakers Debate Increasing Landowner Payments in Block Management Program
HELENA -- The Senate will now debate a bill passed in committee Friday that would double the limit on payments to landowners who opt to participate in the Block Management Program,... — Updated 1/16/2023
Whitebark pine receives federal protection under Endangered Species Act
Citing threats posed by disease and climate change, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the whitebark pine is receiving federal protection under the Endangered... — Updated 12/20/2022
Wildlife Watch: grizzly bear management
This story is excerpted from the Montan Free Press MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. In anticipation of... — Updated 12/18/2022
Please don't feed wildlife
There has been a huge growth in the number of people who, in addition to feeding birds, also directly or indirectly feed deer, bear and other animals around their homes and cabins.... — Updated 12/8/2022
Court ruling reinstates the 2022 wolf hunting and trapping regulations
HELENA – Montana's 2022 wolf regulations passed by the Fish and Wildlife Commission in August will go back in effect immediately after a court ruling in a lawsuit against Montana... — Updated 12/5/2022
Bring home a Christmas tree from the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest this holiday season
HELENA – It is the most wonderful time of the year on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest! This year our Forest Service offices and districts will once again be providing... — Updated 11/22/2022
Court order changes wolf hunting season, effective immediately
HELENA – On Tuesday, a District Court in Lewis and Clark County issued a temporary restraining order impacting some of Montana's wolf hunting and trapping regulations. The... — Updated 11/16/2022
West-central Montana hunter check stations continue to report slightly above-average hunter success
MISSOULA –Hunter check stations in west-central Montana continue to report elk and deer harvests up from last year and the five-year average. The number of hunter trips through... — Updated 11/14/2022
Above average mid-season numbers for west-central Montana hunter check stations
MISSOULA –Big game hunting season hits its midway mark this week, and hunter check stations in west-central Montana are reporting elk and deer harvests up from last year and the... — Updated 11/7/2022
UM Research Chronicles Forest Recovery after Montana's 2017 Fire Season
MISSOULA – For a researcher who studies wildfire, University of Montana graduate student Kyra Clark-Wolf couldn't have had better timing. Clark-Wolf arrived in Missoula to start... — Updated 10/26/2022
Partnership announced to promote hunter behavior
It's up to us. Respect access. Protect the hunt HELENA – In Montana, good relationships between hunters and landowners are integral to our opportunities, lead to proper wildlife... — Updated 10/21/2022
National Visitor Use Monitoring underway on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
HELENA - The National Visitor Use Monitoring survey is underway on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest to help gather data for forest managers on where visitors go, what... — Updated 10/21/2022
