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Unsafe Road Restricts Vehicle Access At Black Bridge FAS
Miles City - Beginning this week, vehicle access to Black Bridge Fishing Access Site near Glendive will not be permitted until road repairs can be made. The FAS remains open, but the entrance gate is closed and visitor access will be walk-in only....
Yellow Tag Paddlefish Closes Below Harvest Target
Miles City - The 2023 paddlefish season on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers is now over, with a total estimated harvest of 776 paddlefish. After monitoring two paddlefish seasons (2022 and 2023) with open river passage at Intake Dam, the new...
Makoshika To Host 3-D Archery Shoot For Youths, Adults June 17
Miles City - Makoshika State Park will host a 3-D Archery Shoot for youth and adults on Saturday, June 17 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The event will be in the park at the archery range, with concessions provided by the Glendive Lions Club. Shooting fees are...
Access Restored Above Makoshika Switchback Road
Miles City - The switchback road at Makoshika State Park has reopened following temporary repairs to areas recently impacted by sinkholes. Access is restored to sites above the switchback including the new picnic shelter, amphitheater, trails,...
Makoshika To Host 3-D Archery Shoot For Youths, Adults June 17
Miles City - Makoshika State Park will host a 3-D Archery Shoot for youth and adults on Saturday, June 17 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The event will be in the park at the archery range, with concessions provided by the Glendive Lions Club. Shooting fees are...
Yellow Tag Paddlefish Season Started May 15
Miles City - The 2023 yellow tag paddlefishing season on the Yellowstone River and Missouri River downstream of Fort Peck Reservoir started Monday, May 15. Wednesday, May 17, will be the first harvest days of the season during which paddlefishing is...
McDonough Family Donates New Pavilion At Makoshika State Park
Miles City - On Aug. 12, a large contingent of the McDonough family gathered under a shady new day-use shelter atop a breath-taking overlook at Makoshika State Park. They were there to share family...
Low River Flows Early, High Flows Late & New Fish Bypass Make For Unpredictable Paddlefish Season
Miles City - It was a wild paddlefish season, but not so much for harvest rates as for weird weather and river flows. The 2022 Yellow Tag paddlefish season on the Yellowstone and lower Missouri rivers ended June 30 with a final estimated harvest of...
Sidney Bowhunter Education Course
A free spring Bowhunter Education in-person course will be offered in Sidney on June 10, and June 16-18. Students can register for the course online at https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/1. Occupancy is 35 seats. There will be an...
Paddlefish Season On Yellowstone, Lower Missouri Started May 15
Miles City - The 2022 paddlefishing season on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers started, Sunday, May 15. Harvest days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays on the Yellowstone and...
Sidney Bowhunter Education Course
A free spring Bowhunter Education in-person course will be offered in Sidney on June 10, and June 16-18. Students can register for the course online at https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/1. Occupancy is 35 seats. There will be an...
Bridge Work To Limit Gartside Access To Walk-In For 2-3 Weeks
Miles City – A temporary gravel bypass around a bridge on the main road to Gartside Reservoir Fishing Access Site will be removed the week of April 11, and the bridge will be closed for two to...
Bypass Restores Drive-In Public Access To Gartside Reservoir FAS
Miles City - Richland County officials have restored drive-in public access to Gartside Reservoir Fishing Access Site near Sidney after a bridge on the main access road was closed for safety issues....
Some Block Management Areas In Region 7 Closed Or Restricted
Miles City - Due to current dry conditions and high fire danger throughout much of Montana, hunters may encounter some Block Management Area closures or restrictions. In southeastern Montana’s Region 7, as of Aug. 13 there were 19 BMAs in eight...
Fire Restrictions at FWP Sites In Much of Southeastern Montana
MILES CITY – With obviously dry and dangerous fire conditions in southeastern Montana, several counties in the region have enacted fire restrictions heading into the Fourth of July holiday. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks follows the counties’ lea...
Paddlefish Season On Yellowstone, Lower Missouri Canceled; Still Opportunity On Upper Missouri
The 2020 paddlefish seasons on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers (yellow tag) are canceled in response to Gov. Steve Bullock’s extension of the directives for social distancing and non-resident quarantine to help stop the spread of...
Purchase Montana Hunting, Fishing Licenses Online
In accordance with guidelines for social distancing related to COVID-19 and to protect the public as well as staff, Fish, Wildlife & Park strongly encourages hunters and anglers to make licensing purchases online at fwp.mt.gov. For those who need...
Miles City Fish Hatchery Hosts Prehistoric Visitors
The Miles City Fish Hatchery has played host to some very important and unusual visitors for the past month. Three male pallid sturgeons from the Missouri River in Montana, estimated to be up to 80 ye...
