Outdoors

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is moving forward with development plans for Somers Beach State Park on the north shore of Flathead Lake. FWP is modifying its preferred plans for the new 106-acre state park based on public input. The development will include day-use amenities, such as trails, picnic areas, and a hand launch area for boats, as well as overnight lodging opportunity with three rental cabins. FWP will also enhance an additional 922 feet of park shoreline with an erosion control beach. The complete development plans are outlined in a final decision notice and environmental assessment published April 17 ...

HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds landowners, watershed groups and others that this summer’s deadline to apply for Future Fisheries Improvement Program (FFIP) grants is May 15. The goal of FWP’s Future Fisheries Program is to restore rivers, streams and lakes to improve...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Bears tipping over garbage cans. Bears climbing onto porches pursuing bird feeders. Bears in back yards. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff in northwest Montana have started receiving familiar phone calls in springtime, when bears re-eme...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is accepting applications from landowners who are interested in participating in the 2023 Block Management Program. Block Management is a cooperative effort between landowners and FWP to help manage wildlife and pu...

MONTANA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently put together some important springtime reminders for hunters and outdoor recreationists:  —  The deadline for deer and elk permit applications is April 1. Hunters have until April 1 to apply for deer and elk licenses, but they sho...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Registration is open for a free fur handling clinic in Columbia Falls on April 1.  The clinic is hosted by the Montana Trapper’s Association and Montana Fur Harvesters. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. —3 p.m. at 287 Midnight L...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — It’s time for landowners with land enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program to send in applications for enrollment in the state-sponsored Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters. Open Fields is a voluntary incentive program designed to b...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Landowners have until May 15 to apply for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Elk Hunting Access Agreement Program. These agreements, which were established by the 2001 Legislature, provide landowners with an elk license or either-sex permit i...

News from the CSKT Natural Resources Department FLATHEAD LAKE— 2023 Spring Mack Days will begin on Thursday, March 16. The days are getting longer and the number of days before 2023 Spring Mack Days begins are getting shorter. It is time to bring out the reels, poles, and lures and start planning ...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA — A new planning tool was announced recently by the Montana Wildlife and Transportation Partnership (MWTP or Partnership), aimed to help local groups identify areas of greatest need for decreasing wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) and improving wild...