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Montana FWP Reports Wolf Hunting & Trapping Season Results
State wildlife officials released today the results of the 2012-13 wolf hunting and trapping seasons, which saw a substantial jump in harvest over last year.The wolf hunting and trapping seasons ended...
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Montana Spring Hunter Education Classes in Gallatin County
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announces the scheduling of spring hunter education classes in Belgrade, Bozeman and Manhattan. Registration is required, and students under 18 years of age must have...
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Charges Filed in Moose Poaching Near Avon, Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens charged two juveniles this week in a cow moose poaching case that occurred last month northeast of Avon.Game warden Joe Kambic, lead investigator for the...
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Lion Harvested in Crazies Migrated from South Dakota
An adult female mountain lion harvested in February at the north end of central Montana’s Crazy Mountains apparently traveled there from South Dakota, where it was fitted with a radio collar last...
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Three Butte Area Men Plead Guilty to Hunting Violations in Montana
Three Butte area men pled guilty in Jefferson County Justice Court late last week to charges stemming from a November 18 hunting incident in Aspen Valley Estates near Boulder.According to witnesses and...
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Two White-tailed Deer Poached South of Great Falls, Montana
State game wardens are seeking information regarding the poaching of two white-tailed deer just south of the Great Falls city limits.The two deer were discovered March 19 in a field near Highland...
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Montana’s 2013 Hunting Regulations are Available
The long-awaited, 124-page, deer, elk and antelope regulations arrived Thursday, March 21, at Fish, Wildlife and Parks offices and license agents throughout the state.The regulations have been...
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Meeting to Discuss Mountain Lion Quotas Tuesday in Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host a public meeting next week to discuss mountain lion management and tentative quotas for the 2013 hunting season in Region 3. The meeting is set for Tuesday,...
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Montana Upland Game Bird Council to Meet in Conrad
An advisory council that last year submitted recommendations on a long-range strategic plan for Montana’s Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program will meet in Conrad, April 2-3.The group will participate...
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Second Round of Montana Hunter Education Classes Scheduled in Glasgow
Another round of hunter education classes in Glasgow is set for April 8-12.The free classes will run each evening from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the East Side Elementary School library. Students must attend...
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Havre Bow Hunter Education Course Scheduled in Late April in Montana
A bow hunter education course is scheduled later this month in Havre.The classes will run from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on April 29, May 1 and May 3 at the Bear Paw Bowmen Archery Range, located six miles west...
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Montana’s Region 6 Instructor Awards
Thirty-one volunteer instructors affiliated with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Region 6 hunter and bowhunter education programs will be recognized with service awards at a...
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Four Michigan Hunters Convicted in Montana
Four Michigan men have been convicted on illegal hunting charges that recently netted a total of $7,045 in fines and restitution in Montana.One member of the party, Russell Lee Vandercook Sr., 52, of...
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Hardin Family Fined for Poaching in Montana
Four members of a Hardin family have been ordered to pay more than $22,000 in fines and restitution after pleading guilty to 18 charges of illegally killing wildlife in two Montana counties and one...
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Late Spring May Affect Turkey Hunters in Montana
Hunters hoping to bag mature gobblers during the early season should cultivate patience and watch wild turkey hens, according to the Show-Me State’s top turkey expert.Resource Scientist Jason Isabelle...
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Information Sought in Montana, Mountain Lion Poaching Case
Earlier this week a young, female mountain lion was found shot and killed on Point of Rocks Road south of Whitehall in Madison County. FWP Enforcement is looking for help from the public in locating...
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Montana Spring Black Bear Season to Open April 15
Montana’s spring black bear hunting season opens April 15. Spring black bear hunters must purchase their licenses on or before April 14. If purchased after April 14, hunters must wait 24 hours before...
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Bow Hunter Education Course & Field Day Scheduled in Glasgow
A bow hunter education course is scheduled April 29 – May 3 at Glasgow’s Cottonwood Inn.The classes will run each evening from 5:30-8:30 p.m. A mandatory field day event, where practical skills are...
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Turkey Hunter Encounters Grizzly East of Kalispell, Montana
A turkey hunter encountered a grizzly bear adult and two grizzly yearlings in the area of the Creston National Fish Hatchery east of Kalispell this morning. The hunter was walking along, and spotted a...
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Two White-tailed Deer Poached Behind Great Falls Church in Montana
State game wardens are seeking help in find who illegally shot a pair of white-tailed deer on two separate Sundays recently behind a Great Falls church.A whitetail buck was discovered dead April 14...
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