Blackfoot-Clearwater WMA opening delayed Until June 1

The Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area will open at noon Friday, June 1 this year, instead of the regularly scheduled opening of May 15.

Persistent snow, a slow spring thaw and extremely wet roads have prompted the extended closure, as well as the need to allow habitat bordering the WMA to thaw and green up to receive migratory wildlife that wintered on the WMA.

The extended closure to...