The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet on Friday, April 4, in Helena. Heading the agenda for the meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. at the FWP headquarters on East Sixth Avenue, is the adoption of tentative moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and mountain lion quotas and regulations for the 1997 hunting seasons.
(Headlines - March 28, 1997)

What is the future of mule deer in Montana? What are the most significant factors responsible for the recent decline in mule deer populations in the Rocky Mountain region? What management strategies are now being used by various western states in an attempt to improve populations, and how are they working? Those questions and others related to them will be at the center of discussions at the Montana Mule Deer Symposium, to be held on Saturday, April 5, in Bozeman.
(Headlines - March 28, 1997)

Hunters are reminded that the deadline for submitting applications to Fish, Wildlife & Parks' annual special license and permit drawings to obtain licenses to hunt moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats this coming fall is May 1 . The deadline for applying for antelope, special elk and deer B licenses and deer permits is June 2 .
(Headlines - March 28, 1997)

The Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is now accepting public comments on the annual rules for auction of one bighorn sheep and one moose license in 1998. To date, the Commission has selected wildlife conservation organizations to auction the licenses each year.
(Headlines - March 28, 1997)

Due to the recent warm temperatures, ice conditions on many of Montana's lakes and reservoirs are deteriorating. "Anglers, snowmobilers and other recreators should use extreme caution whenever venturing onto the ice," said Liz Lodman, coordinator of the Fish, Wildlife & Parks' water safety program. Sunny days and warm winds are not the only conditions affecting ice thickness and strength, Lodman said. Springs and rising or moving water erode ice on its underside.
(Headlines - March 28, 1997)

State fisheries managers are now asking Montana anglers for their suggestions about ways current fishing regulations might be changed for the coming year to benefit anglers or for the welfare of our fisheries resources. In 1993 the Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission began adopting fishing regulations on a biennial (two-year) basis.
(Headlines - March 14, 1997)