A public tour of the land area known as the Dutchman Wetland, located one mile west of Warm Springs, will be offered Wednesday, Aug. 9th. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is currently taking comment on a proposal to accept the donation of the Dutchman land, approximately 3,750 acres of wetland, from the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO).
(Headlines - August 01, 2006)

Hunters who registered for potential game damage hunting opportunities on private land in Montana this year can now check their status at online at fwp.mt.gov. Game damage occurs when animals like elk, deer, and antelope concentrate on private farms and ranches and eat crops.
(Hunting - August 01, 2006)

A recent survey of the Missouri River breaks bighorn sheep population indicates that the herd in District 680 is at a record-high level.
(Headlines - August 01, 2006)

Area youth are invited to test their outdoor skills at the first-ever FWP Olympics at the Northeast Montana Fair in Glasgow.
(Headlines - July 31, 2006)

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Region 3 Citizens’ Advisory Committee will meet in Ennis on Wednesday, August 9. The meeting will be held at the El Western Motel conference facilities from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.
(Headlines - July 31, 2006)

Two traps designed to monitor fish movement between Lake Helena and the Missouri River’s Hauser Reservoir are being removed, state officials say.
(Headlines - July 28, 2006)

State and federal wildlife officials captured and euthanized a black bear that was raiding camps on the Smith River.
(Headlines - July 28, 2006)

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is seeking public comment on proposed new rules that would require a permit and a fee to use FWP managed sites for commercial purposes.
(Headlines - July 27, 2006)

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists are trapping soft-shelled turtles in the Yellowstone and Missouri River drainages. The soft-shell turtle population appears healthy and biologists from several agencies are gathering data over a 5-year period to determine the relative abundance of the population. FWP is spearheading this effort using funding from the State Wildlife Grants program that is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
(Wild Things - July 26, 2006)

For the second year in a row, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Montana Outdoors has been named the number one state conservation magazine in the country by a national organization of conservation communicators. Montana Outdoors won first place in the magazine category at the annual Association for Conservation Information awards ceremony held in Orlando, Fla. on July 20. The Montana FWP publication tied for first place in the ACI’s 2005 competition.
(Headlines - July 26, 2006)

At their recent meeting, the Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission adjusted the quotas on resident over the counter mule deer B licenses in Region 7, and resident and non resident whitetail licenses in Region 6.
(Headlines - July 26, 2006)

The media and the public are invited to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly established Bundy Bridge Fishing Access Site on Friday, July 21, at 9:00 a.m. The fishing access site is located on the Yellowstone River approximately one mile west of Pompey’s Pillar National Monument on Bundy Bridge Road.
(Headlines - July 26, 2006)

A bowhunter education class has been scheduled for the Sidney area July 27th-29th.
(Education - July 25, 2006)

USDA Wildlife Services investigated a dead ewe on Wednesday, July 19th on a ranch south of Jordan, MT, in Garfield County. Based on the feeding pattern and canine marks, USDA Wildlife Services determined that a wolf or wolf-like canid was probably responsible. The ewe was killed July 17th.
(Wild Things - July 21, 2006)

Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet in Missoula on Aug. 3 at the Holiday Inn Parkside, 200 South Pattee St., beginning at 8 a.m.
(Headlines - July 21, 2006)

The heat is still on, and the fish and the fishing in some waters are beginning to suffer as a result.
(Fishing - July 21, 2006)

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission has set final 2006 deer and elk permit quotas and upland game bird seasons.  The FWP Commission generally adopted the recommended quotas without change.
(Hunting - July 21, 2006)

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission adopted tentative migratory bird regulations that would result in no changes for mourning dove and common snipe season dates and no changes for sandhill crane bag limits.
(Hunting - July 21, 2006)

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on 22 ice-fishing contests proposed for this winter.
(Fishing - July 21, 2006)

Recent tragic boating accidents in Montana have raised concerns about boating safety. One step boaters can take to increase their ability to avoid accidents is to ensure that they, and anyone who recreates with them, takes the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ home-study boating course.
(Education - July 21, 2006)

Day-use improvements at Montana's state park are nearly complete
(Headlines - July 20, 2006)

Young anglers can borrow basic fishing gear from nearly a dozen fishing tackle check-out sites in northeast Montana.
(Headlines - July 20, 2006)

The colorful, crusty swatches on granite rocks, drifting earthy green life-forms that move with the wind, and the long black "hair" hanging from trees in forests west of the Continental Divide are all lichens. They can break apart rock creating new soil, feed squirrels, birds and deer, decorate the landscape, and be used as an indicator in monitoring environmental pollution levels.
(Headlines - July 20, 2006)

Mountain lion hunting licenses for Montana's 2006-07 season are available at all Fish, Wildlife & Parks license providers, online at FWP's website, or through the mail. Because there are several significant changes to Montana's 2006-07 lion hunting regulations, hunters are urged to check the mountain lion regulations available at all FWP license providers, FWP headquarters, and online at fwp.mt.gov .
(Hunting - July 18, 2006)

Three lucky Montana hunters will get another shot at the dream this fall after winning Montana's first big game SuperTag lottery Monday.
(Hunting - July 18, 2006)

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report the death of a 2-year old male grizzly bear in western Montana during a trapping operation last week in the North Fork Flathead River drainage.
(Headlines - July 18, 2006)

This is a brief synopsis of fishing conditions and reports from select waters across the state.
(Fishing - July 14, 2006)

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is seeking public comment on the proposed classification of some exotic wildlife species for personal possession and on the permitting process to obtain these species.
(Headlines - July 13, 2006)

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials said today that the department will appeal a May ruling by District Judge Ted Mizner of Deer Lodge that found the Mitchell Slough is no longer a natural stream. The Mitchell Slough splits from the Bitterroot River at Corvallis and then rejoins it about 13 miles downstream near Stevensville. "This appeal is not about water rights or private man-made irrigation ditches.
(Headlines - July 12, 2006)

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Foundation recently received a $10,000 donation from the First Interstate BancSystem Foundation and First Interstate Bank to help complete the construction of a state-of-the-art wildlife education center in Helena. The site currently houses Montana's state-run wildlife rehabilitation center where injured and orphaned wildlife are cared for and then released back into the wild.
(Headlines - July 07, 2006)

Deer moms have it tough. It isn't easy to raise a fragile, newborn fawn in the wild, and sometimes people make the job even harder. "Fawns face unique risks, some the result of human actions," said Quentin Kujala, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wildlife bureau chief in Helena.
(Headlines - July 07, 2006)

Hunters planning to pursue wild turkeys in w estern Montana this fall must apply for a special permit by Aug. 1.
(Hunting - July 07, 2006)

Hunters interested in obtaining a special permit to hunt sandhill cranes in the Sweet Grass and Wheatland counties portion of the Central Flyway, as well as in three areas of western Montana must apply by Aug. 1.
(Hunting - July 07, 2006)

A Malta man and his 9-year-old grandson will share the new state record for channel catfish for a 29.71-pound fish caught in May on Nelson Reservoir.
(Headlines - July 07, 2006)

Pretty much everything is fishing well now.   If you can avoid cloudburst thunderstorms that might muddy your waters, you’ll find good stream fishing all over Montana right now.
(Fishing - July 06, 2006)

With so many opportunities to tune-out and plug-in to a computer, iPod, or cell phone these days, some centuries-old delights, mysteries and myths are nearly unknown. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wildlife managers say that the case of the common raven is a good example. Ravens are smart, sociable and entertaining.
(Headlines - July 06, 2006)

July 17th is the last chance of the year to register for a Bowhunter Education Course in Yellowstone County. This final weekend course will be held July 21st through the 23rd.
(Headlines - July 05, 2006)

Respected Sheridan Game Warden Jim DeBoer retired from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on June 21, 2006, after 36 years of exceptional service to the citizens of Montana.
(Headlines - July 05, 2006)

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has released a management plan and draft programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) for grizzly bears in 17 counties located in western Montana.
(Headlines - July 05, 2006)

The third annual Blackfoot River cleanup is planned for Sat., July 29th, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The event is open to the public, and those interested should meet at Bob and Marietta Pfister’s on 3898 Rainbow Bend Drive, approximately eight miles east of Bonner.
(Headlines - July 03, 2006)

Hunters interested in taking part in any game damage hunting opportunities on private land this fall and winter must register by July 15.
(Headlines - July 03, 2006)