Outdoors

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Hunters can now sign up for the Surplus List, which is a list of leftover licenses that were not distributed by the drawing. The list will be randomized, with hunters at the top of the list contacted via email with instructions to finalize their purchase within a specified time.   Over-the-counter Deer B and Elk B licenses are also available for purchase. These licenses can be purchased online at: ols.fwp.mt.gov or in person at any FWP office or license provider.  Resident and nonresident hunters can sign up for the Surplus List through their MyFWP portal not required to sign up on the Surplus List. Getting a l...

News from USDA BOZEMAN — Summer in Montana is just around the corner. Springtime conditions felt almost summerlike with warmer than normal May temperatures. The seasonal transition spurred rapid snowmelt across the state during May. Snowpack across Montana is around 50%-70% of median, well below n...

News from Energy Keepers Inc. POLSON - Unseasonably warm and dry conditions have significantly decreased water supply in the Flathead River Basin and spring runoff is quickly receding bringing river flows to extremely low levels. With the dry hydrologic forecasts for the remainder of 2025 will be the th...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is conducting a voluntary survey to track participation in the new Western Fishing District spearfishing opportunity for northern pike. Starting in 2025, a licensed angler can spear northern pike while s...

News from CSKT, Division of Fire RONAN - On Thursday, May 29, wildland fire officials with CSKT Division of Fire raised fire danger within the Flathead Indian Reservation to MODERATE.  Debris burning with permit is still open, but all outdoor burners are urged to not burn on windy days.You need ...

News from CSKT Natural Resources FLATHEAD RESERVATION ­- Populations of migratory wildlife on the Flathead Indian Reservation are dynamic, and subject to yearly fluctuations as a result of a number of environmental factors. Living with wildlife can lead to conflict and, the CSKT Wildlife Management ...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA ­- Hunters have until June 30 to purchase a chance for a SuperTag for the 2025 hunting season. Eight hunters will win a SuperTag license for one of the following species: moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, antelope, elk, deer, bison and mountain lion...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is developing a new Statewide Mule Deer Management Plan and recently held public workshops around the state to hear from the public. FWP still wants to hear from people who care about mule deer management but were un...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks FLATHEAD RIVER - Building on a 2020 regulation that restricted anglers to single-pointed hooks on the three forks of the Flathead River upstream of the Teakettle Fishing Access Site, the new rule extends the ban on treble and double hooks to the main stem of th...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Montana producers have a timely opportunity to enhance their land and wildlife habitat through the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), with additional incentives offered through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Upland Game...