Outdoors

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Moose harvest trends over the past 30 years, both within the exterior boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere in western Montana, indicate an overall declining moose population in western Montana.   Factors include mortalities due to hunter harvest, declining suitable habitat, parasites and disease, predation and changes in climate. For these reasons, the Tribal Wildlife Management Program recommended an emergency closure of the harvest of antlerless moose (cow and calf moose), both within the Flathead Indian Reservation and off-reservation aboriginal territory within western Montana. This action was supported and ...

News from FWP MONTANA – The COVID-19 pandemic is changing so many parts of life in Montana this year – hunter and bowhunter education is no different.  In response to social distancing requirements and restrictions on group gatherings, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is turning to o...

FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Simply mentioning the word tick instinctively makes people start itching and checking for ticks, but no matter how uncomfortable they make you feel, it is a very important conversation to have.   In Montana, ticks can transmit several tick-borne illnesses to people, such ...

News from FWP MONTANA – Currently, millions of public land acres in Montana are inaccessible.  Fish Wildlife and Parks’ new Public Lands Access Land Agreement encourages landowners to help open up and improve access to these isolated parcels of state and federal land for hunting and ...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — To fish or not to fish? What a silly question. Where can I legally fish is the question.  The Flathead Indian Reservation encompasses over 400 miles of fishing streams and 70,000 acres of lakes. Fishing is open on lakes, ponds, potholes and reservoirs ...

News from Dick Zimmer, The Macman It appears that we are closing in on the end of a perch cycle. There is a huge number of incredibly large mature fish, and by large, I mean they are consistently bigger than I’ve ever seen in a lifetime of having fished there. Thirteen inches is not uncommon. &nbs...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – A new call line to report non-emergency bear conflicts on the Flathead Indian Reservation is now available.   These calls will be received by the Safety of Dams Program/Natural Resources Department dispatch call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The b...

News from Montana’s Big Sky State Games   MONTANA – Montana’s Big Sky State Games, in conjunction with Shape Up Montana, are introducing an exciting new challenge this year called the Shape Up Montana Virtual 5k. Shape Up Montana, a three-month team wellness program, has helped ov...

News from CSKT Tribal Wildlife Management Program Spring has finally arrived, which means our migrating birds are beginning to return to the Mission Valley. Osprey in particular return between March and April, some returning from the coast of Mexico, more than 1,500 miles from where they were born. O...

News from FWP MONTANA – Montanans are lucky to have so many opportunities to get outdoors and recreate, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks encourages recreation outside, we also encourage careful planning and prudence.  The safety of the pub...