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Community Pond Program Project Approved at Hollecker Lake
Helena - Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks recently approved $22,445 in funding for a project to enhance angling at Hollecker Lake near Glendive. The funding will come from FWP’s Community Grant Program. The Glendive Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited will...
By Commission Approves Fishing Regulation Change For Paddlefish In Lower Yellowstone River
Helena - During its meeting on Feb. 22, the Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted a new regulation that prohibits snagging of paddlefish within the intake fish bypass channel on the Yellowstone River. The intake fish bypass channel is part of a...
Burgum Meets With Interior Deputy Secretary, NPS Director On Painted Canyon, Wild Horses, Water Supply
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau and National Parks Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams to discuss a variety of North Dakota-related issues including the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential...
Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission To Meet In Person Feb. 22 In Helena
Helena - The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Feb. 22 in person at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks headquarters in Helena, 1420 E. 6th Ave. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will also be streamed live on the FWP...
Burgum Urges National Park Service Director To Keep Wild Horses At Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Bismarck, N.D. - In a phone call, Gov. Doug Burgum urged National Park Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams to allow wild horses to remain at Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP), stressing their importance to the state’s tourism industry and...
Bill Will Help Increase Hunter Access & Opportunity
Helena, MT - Senator Steve Hinebauch, R-Wibaux, is a sponsoring a bill to help maintain and increase hunters’ access to private land through Montana’s Block Management Program. Senate Bill 58 would double the limit on the money that landowners...
Public Comment Deadline For Several Proposals Is Feb. 3
Helena - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife Commission in February. Comment is open through Feb. 3. After public comment, commissioners can offer amendments to the...
MT FWP Region 7's First Late-Season Antlerless Elk Hunt Runs Nov. 28-Feb. 15
Miles City – Southeast Montana’s first late-season hunt, previously known as a shoulder season, will run from Nov. 28-Feb. 15. In FWP Region 7, the late season allows antlerless elk hunting with either an unused over-the-counter general elk licen...
Court Order Changes Wolf Hunting Season, Effective Immediately
Helena - A District Court in Lewis and Clark County issued a temporary restraining order impacting some of Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping regulations. The changes go into effect immediately. The changes outlined in the temporary restraining...
Hunters Encouraged To Have Deer Tested For CWD
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2022 hunting season by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease from select units in the...
Game & Fish Allocates Five Bighorn Sheep Licenses
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department allocated five bighorn sheep licenses for the 2022 hunting season, the same as last year. One license was issued in unit B1, one in B3, one in B4 and one in...
Report Violations with RAP
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department encourages hunters, anglers and landowners who witness a fish or wildlife violation to file a report with the Report All Poachers program. Witnesses should report a violation by calling RAP at 701-328-9921....
Deer Replacement Tag Reminder
Deer hunters who can’t find their deer license should contact the North Dakota Game and Fish Department soon to secure their tag before the season opens. The Game and Fish Department must be contacted by phone at 701-328-6335, or email...
Fort Peck Fall Release Reductions Delayed
Planned release reductions from Fort Peck Dam will be delayed until the end of September, due to the ongoing drought and recent extremely dry weather in eastern Montana. Farmers in the area will be able to continue irrigating crops until harvest...
Montana's Missouri River Country and South Saskatchewan Ready Partnership
Montana’s Missouri River Country and South Saskatchewan Ready have partnered together to form a cross-border tourism promotion. Missouri River Country is a Destination Marketing Organization in northeast Montana. South Saskatchewan Ready is made...
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...
Controlling Wasps In The Yard
Yellowjackets and other social wasps may be found in large numbers as we enter late summer and through the fall. Most of the wasps are beneficial and feed on garden pests, however, some can become...
Dakota Gardener: Tips On Watering Gardens
Do you remember your first job? Maybe you were a babysitter or worked at McDonald's. Maybe you delivered newspapers. My first job was unusual. I was a trained assassin. A research company trained me...
Fishing Pouch Point
This year's fishing season on Lake Sakakawea has been stellar. Pouch Point near New Town has not been an exception....
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...
DEQ Announces Approximately $1 Million In Available Grants For Water Quality
Helena -The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking applications for approximately $1 million in funding for nonpoint source pollution reduction projects available under the Federal Clean Water Act. Nonpoint source pollution is...
Access Restored To Some Southeast Montana Rec Sites
Miles City – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has lifted access restrictions at some recreation sites in southeast Montana that were prompted by flooding along the Yellowstone River. Drive-in access to Rosebud West and Rosebud East Fishing Access...
Exploring Lake Coeur d'Alene
Lake Coeur d'Alene, ID Idaho has alot to offer visitors. Although the visit was in March and still a little cold to get in the water, there was still plenty to see....
State Agencies Advise Recreators to Avoid Flood Events
Helena —River recreators should avoid contact with water during and for at least two weeks after flood events. Floodwaters have already impacted communities in the Yellowstone River basin, and more flooding is anticipated elsewhere in the state, su...
