By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission, the above listed hunting district (s) as described in the legal descriptions, Montana Regulations, Deer and Elk 2007 shall be closed to all hunting of all mountain lions one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.   The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established quota for lions in the districts had been met.
(Hunting - December 31, 2007)

Montana's   Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is seeking public comment on several important tentative proposals for the 2008 and 2009 big game hunting seasons.
(Hunting - December 31, 2007)

A series of "Becoming an Outdoors-Woman" workshops, sponsored by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, is scheduled this winter. These hands-on workshops offer women an opportunity to learn a variety of outdoor skills in a comfortable environment suitable to all skill levels.       Jan. 12—Learn to Snowshoe I . Learn how to snowshoe, the fastest growing winter sport in the world. This class is for beginners who have never been to a snowshoe workshop.
(Parks - December 31, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 204, 260 and 261 will close one-half hour after sunset on Saturday, December 29, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for lions in the districts had been met.   For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.gov .
(Hunting - December 28, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 322, 326 and 330, which include portions of Beaverhead and Madison counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Friday, December 28, 2007. The order halting the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the districts combined had been met. For more information, visit FWP's website at fwp.mt.gov .
(Hunting - December 27, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 210, and series 290, 291 and the western half of 292 as described in the legal descriptions, Montana Regulations, Deer and Elk 2007 shall be closed to all hunting of ALL mountain lions one-half hour after sunset on Sunday, December 23, 2007. The order halting the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the districts had been met.
(Hunting - December 24, 2007)

The hunting of all female mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 312 and 393, which include portions of Gallatin, Park and Meagher counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Sunday, December 23, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for the districts combined had been met.   For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 24, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting district 331, which includes portions of Beaverhead, Silver Bow and Madison counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Monday, December 24, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the district had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 24, 2007)

Four meetings in January will collect public comments on tentative hunting rules for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
(ALS - December 24, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 319 and 341, in portions of Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, December 25, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the district had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.gov .
(Hunting - December 24, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 280, 281, 284 and 293, which includes portions of Powell and Lewis & Clark counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the districts combined had been met. For more information, visit FWP's website at fwp.mt.gov .
(Hunting - December 24, 2007)

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will hold the northwest Montana meeting on the 2008-9 tentative hunting regulations at the Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell Center Mall, on Saturday, January 12, 2008.
(Headlines - December 21, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting district 317, which includes portions of Park County, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Saturday, December 22, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana, Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the district had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 21, 2007)

In two unrelated incidents, wolves killed domestic livestock in the Dillon area.
(Headlines - December 21, 2007)

Tentative proposals for the 2008 big game hunting seasons, approved by the Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission on Dec. 20, will be the subject of ten public meetings across southwest Montana beginning on January 2, 2008.
(Headlines - December 21, 2007)

Fish, Wildlife & Parks has set meeting dates in north central Montana to discuss the tentative 2008 big game hunting regulations. For the 2008 hunting season some of the proposed changes affecting FWP Region 4 include: ELK A proposal to limit the number of bowhunters in the Missouri Breaks and other elk hunting districts where rifle hunting already is limited. Scaling down the magnitude of the elk hunting season in district 410, where the elk population is near the management objective.
(Headlines - December 21, 2007)

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) issued a decision notice on Dec. 21 to implement site improvement and protection projects at the Little Blackfoot River Fishing Access Site (FAS) near the town of Avon. The notice came at the end of a 30-day public comment period.
(Headlines - December 21, 2007)

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has created a new web page to make it easier for the public to continue participating in the process of updating the Smith River State Park and River Corridor Management Plan. The original plan was adopted in 1988 and last updated in 1996. The Smith River web page at fwp.mt.gov will provide continuous updates on the process of drafting an updated plan, and public comments may be submitted at any time by email or phone.
(Parks - December 20, 2007)

Tentative proposals for the 2008 big game hunting seasons, approved by the Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission on Dec. 20, will be the subject of ten public meetings around west-central Montana’s Region 2 in January.
(Headlines - December 20, 2007)

As many as 130 hunters will be activated by special invitation to participate in a late management season for antlerless and spike bull elk in a portion of the Missouri River Breaks. The season, which includes Hunting District 631 and a portion of Hunting District 622, begins Dec. 22.
(ALS - December 19, 2007)

By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission the season for all hunting of bobcats in Trapping District 1 in northwestern Montana will close at midnight on Thursday, December 20, 2007. The district includes portions of Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Lewis & Clark, Missoula, Powell and Sanders counties. For more information visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 18, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in northwestern Montana hunting district 140, which includes a portion of Flathead county , will close at one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. The closure notice came shortly after Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for lions in this district had been met.   For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 18, 2007)

Hunters who signed up last summer for inclusion on the district 630 and 670 deer rosters will be activated to participate in a management season for antlerless whitetails on the Milk River Valley starting Dec. 22.
(ALS - December 18, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 320 & 333, which include portions of Madison, Silver Bow, Gallatin and Jefferson counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on Monday, December 17, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the districts combined had been met. For more information, visit FWP's website at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 17, 2007)

The hunting of female mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 202 and 203, which includes portions of Mineral and Missoula counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on Monday, December 17, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for these districts combined had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 17, 2007)

Missoula bowhunter education classes will begin early in 2008 with the first class scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 19. Ten classes are planned for Missoula between January and May.
(Headlines - December 17, 2007)

A fur handling workshop is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, in Deer Lodge. The all-day workshop, sponsored by the Montana Trappers Association, will offer participants information and demonstrations on fur handling safety, ethics and techniques.
(Headlines - December 17, 2007)

Hunters hoping to bag partridge, pheasants and sharp-tailed grouse have until Jan. 1 when the season closes. Hunting is also over in early January for migratory waterfowl including coots, ducks and geese. Hunters should check their 2007 hunting regulations or visit the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks web site at fwp.mt.gov for specific on season closing dates by species.
(Hunting - December 14, 2007)

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ annual game harvest survey is underway and   will continue into early April of next year. Montana's hunter harvest survey is an essential part of the hunting season cycle. FWP wildlife biologists and managers use the information collected during the survey to estimate the annual wild game harvest and to recommend quotas for upcoming hunting seasons.
(Hunting - December 14, 2007)

Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet Dec. 20 at the Red Lion Colonial Hotel, 2301 Colonial Drive, Helena, beginning at 8:30 a.m. A larger meeting space is typically required for the meeting when tentative hunting season quotas and dates are set.
(Commission - December 14, 2007)

A series of "Becoming an Outdoors-Woman" workshops, sponsored by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, is scheduled this winter. These hands-on workshops offer women and opportunity to learn a variety of outdoor skills in a comfortable environment suitable to all skill levels.
(Parks - December 14, 2007)

As wonderful as the holidays are, a break from the frenzy of shopping, decorating and gift-wrapping is always welcome. But where can you go? Even the Internet, an ever popular escape, is a maze of holiday offers and ways to prevent pets from eating the chocolate Santas and poinsettias. By comparison, the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' site is a quiet rest stop. Just take exit— fwp.mt.gov —on the Internet superhighway for a peaceful, virtual tour of Montana's outdoors.
(Hunting - December 14, 2007)

The group that will recommend conservation strategies to manage prairie dogs in Region 6 meets for the third time on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 3:30 in Malta's First State Bank.
(ALS - December 14, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 240, which include portions of Missoula and Ravalli counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on Saturday, December 15, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the districts combined had been met. For more information, visit FWP's website at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 14, 2007)

Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking for information in the Dec. 3 killing of two bull elk on the Judith River Wildlife Management Area. Someone shot two six-point bull elk about daylight on the main road through the WMA, says Bob Hammer, FWP game warden in Stanford. “These were big bulls,” Hammer says. Using the Boone and Crockett Club big-game trophy scoring system, Hammer estimates one bull at 370 points, the other at 280 points.
(Headlines - December 13, 2007)

Law enforcement officials are seeking information in the Dec. 9 illegal killing of four cow elk in Meagher County.             The incident took place before dawn along the Smith River Road just north of the Rockin’ Cs ranch, says John Lesofski, Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden.
(Headlines - December 13, 2007)

The extended elk season is over, and while final numbers won’t be known for months, it appears hunter’s efforts in north central Montana paid off. Numbers from Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Augusta check station along with anecdotal evidence elsewhere indicate 200 or more elk were harvested in FWP’s Region 4 during the two-week extension that ended Dec. 9. At FWP’s check station in Augusta, elk hunters brought in approximately 50 cows and calves.
(Headlines - December 13, 2007)

GREAT FALLS   -- A heifer calf was confirmed killed today by wolves on private land in the Middle Fork of the Dearborn River west of Bowmans Corners, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services. Wildlife Services had also confirmed wolves killed a calf on the same ranch Nov. 25. 2007. Fish, Wildlife & Parks has authorized Wildlife Services to remove up to three wolves from the Monitor Mountain pack.
(Headlines - December 13, 2007)

An 830-pound male grizzly bear that was struck and killed by a pickup truck in mid-October near Lincoln will stay in Lincoln as part of an educational display, wildlife officials announced today.
(Headlines - December 13, 2007)

The hunting of female mountain lions in Montana hunting district 314, which includes portions of Gallatin and Park counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Monday, December 10, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for the district had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 10, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana hunting district, HD 250 – which includes portions of Ravalli County, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Monday, December 10, 2007. The order halting the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the district had been met. For more information, visit FWP's website at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 10, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 283 and 285, which include portions of Missoula and Powell counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Sunday, December 9, 2007.   The order halting the hunt came shortly after Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the districts combined had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 10, 2007)

Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet Dec. 20 at the Red Lion Colonial Hotel, 2301 Colonial Drive, Helena, beginning at 8:30 a.m. A larger meeting space is typically required for the meeting when tentative hunting season quotas and dates are set.
(Commission - December 10, 2007)

Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), Region One, has prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) for the purpose of reestablishing public motorboat access on Crystal Lake in Lincoln County, Montana.
(Headlines - December 07, 2007)

The hunting of female mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting district 310, which include portions of Gallatin and Madison counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Saturday, December 8, 2007. The order halting the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for the districts combined had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 07, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana Hunting District 270, a portion of Ravalli County, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Saturday, December 8, 2007. The order closing the mountain lion season came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for lions in the district had been met.   For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 07, 2007)

The hunting of male mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 200 and 201, which includes portions of Mineral, Sanders and Missoula counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on Friday, December 7, 2007. The order halting the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for these districts had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 06, 2007)

The two-week extension of Montana's elk hunting season, limited to about 75 hunting districts, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Sunday, Dec. 9.   "It appears elk hunters are taking advantage of the extended-season opportunity in several areas," said Quentin Kujala, chief of wildlife management for FWP in Helena. "We asked for the hunters' help and they responded, especially in areas were snow and elk distribution are holding up.
(Hunting - December 05, 2007)

Montana’s Wolf Management Advisory Council will meet in Helena Dec. 9-10 for an update on the status of the wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains. The 12-member council was appointed nearly eight years ago to advise Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on the development of a wolf management plan in anticipation of the wolf’s eventual delisting under the federal Endangered Species Act.
(Hunting - December 05, 2007)

There will be a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting Wednesday evening, December 12, beginning at 7 p.m. at the FWP headquarters on 490 North Meridian Road in Kalispell.
(Headlines - December 05, 2007)

Region 5 ran two check stations last weekend—one on the east side of White Sulphur Springs on Saturday and one at Lavina on Sunday. Lavina saw 95 hunters come through, while White Sulphur checked 105 hunters through that station. Only 22 hunters harvested elk.
(ALS - December 05, 2007)

The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 321 and 332, which include portions of Beaverhead, Silver Bow, and Deer Lodge counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Wednesday, December 5, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the districts combined had been met.   For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 04, 2007)

The hunting of female mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting district 317, which includes portions of Park County, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Monday, December 3, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana, Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for the district had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 03, 2007)

The hunting of female mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 370 and 380, which include portions of Broadwater, Jefferson and Lewis and Clark counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Monday, December 3, 2007. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for the district had been met. For more information, visit FWP's web site at fwp.mt.
(Hunting - December 03, 2007)

At this time, all BMAs (except Dick Creek) in the R2 HDs listed above are expected to be open through Sunday, Dec. 9.
(Headlines - December 03, 2007)

The general big game rifle season ended on November 25, 2007. The game check station at Hysham, MT had 1,115 hunters pass through. Total hunter numbers was slightly higher in 2007 than in 2006 (1,036).
(Hunting - December 03, 2007)

Fish, Wildlife & Parks wardens are seeking any information about three mule deer that were shot and abandoned on Glasgow's north side in the days around Thanksgiving.
(ALS - December 03, 2007)