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Spring Star Gazing Party at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park
GREAT FALLS – For thousands of years, humans helped navigate their travels by gazing up at celestial bodies in the night sky. On April 5, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park is offering a chance f...
FWP To Require Field Day for Youth Who Take Hunter or Bowhunter Education Online
HELENA – Starting Jan. 1, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will require Hunter and Bowhunter Education students age 12 to 17 who take the online course to pass an in-person field day. Students in t...
Celebrate autumn with events at Giant Springs State Park
GREAT FALLS – Giant Springs State Park in Great Falls is holding two events in October to help visitors get outdoors to celebrate autumn and learn new outdoor skills. Get in the Halloween spirit by a...
General antelope season opens Saturday
HELENA – General antelope season opens this Saturday, Oct. 7, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 12. For information about what to expect this season, check out Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hunting f...
Good time to apply for apprentice program
HELENA – Montana’s two-day, youth-only deer hunt is coming up Oct. 19 and 20, and general deer season opens Oct. 21. Now is a good time to consider signing up for the Apprentice Hunter Program. The...
FWP issues statement on Montana Stream Access Law
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has recently received questions on Montana’s Stream Access Law and how it is applied across the state. For landowners and recreationists alike, it’s impor...
Pheasants Forever, FWP hosting youth upland bird hunt on Sept. 23
GREAT FALLS – The Golden Triangle Chapter of Pheasants Forever and the Golden Triangle Sporting Dog Club are hosting a free youth pheasant hunt on Saturday, Sept. 23, at a private upland shooting preserve near Great Falls. Montana Fish, Wildlife & P...
Hunter shoots and injures grizzly bear near Fairfield
GREAT FALLS – A hunter shot and wounded a grizzly bear on Tuesday near Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area near Fairfield. The surprise encounter happened on the morning of Sept. 12. The hunter w...
Antelope quota ranges allow for biologists to tailor license numbers to herd health
HELENA – Two weeks ago, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ biologists were busy flying over Montana’s prairies counting pronghorn, or antelope. This week antelope licenses were drawn for the upcom...
FWP announces new supervisor for Region 4
GREAT FALLS - Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks has selected Jason Rhoten to serve as the new supervisor for the Region 4 administrative area. Rhoten began his FWP career in 2010 as the Glendive area...
White-nose syndrome detected in Lick Creek Cave
GREAT FALLS – During a recent survey of bats at Lick Creek Cave in Cascade County, biologists detected the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS). WNS is a fungal disease that has killed over 6...
New FWP program to focus on developing shooting-sports facilities
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on how it should move forward with developing shooting ranges throughout the state. An online survey is open now to gauge public i...
FWP launches new public portal to report sightings of sick or dead fish
HELENA - As part of the department’s response to declining trout populations in the Jefferson Basin, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks today launched a new web portal to collect information from members...
The Montana Supreme Court takes up permitting for Black Butte copper project
The legal fight over the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s approval of a central Montana copper mine made an appearance in the Montana Supreme Court Wednesday. During an hour-long hearing, justices dove deep into weedy regulatory i...
Landmark climate trial over. Youth plaintiffs describe it as 'just the beginning.'
HELENA - On the final day of a groundbreaking constitutional climate trial that activists hope will establish solid legal precedent and incite systemic change to Montana's standard of approving...
Send Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks your best fishing photo and art
HELENA – Going fishing soon? Don’t forget your camera. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wants to feature your fun on the next fishing regulations booklet. Winners will see their work on the front and...
FWP seeking public comment on two draft environmental assessments
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a goldfish removal project and a parking access project. For more information, including how to submit comments, click on the l...
Application available for FWP's Habitat Conservation Lease Program
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is again accepting applications for its Habitat Conservation Lease Program. A habitat conservation lease is a voluntary, incentive-based agreement between F...
Great Falls Family Fishing Day June 3
GREAT FALLS – Families can kick off their summer of outdoor activities by attending the Great Falls Family Fishing Day event scheduled for Saturday June 3 from 9 a.m. to noon, at Wadsworth Pond P...
