Outdoors

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Nonresident hunters who registered to be placed on the Alternates List can now check their status on MyFWP: https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpExtPortal/myDrawResult_input.action. Every year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks gets several unused nonresident combination licenses (big game, general elk and general deer combination licenses) returned by customers. FWP resells these returned licenses through the Alternate’s List. After registration for the list closed on June 30, the list was randomized. The hunter in the uppermost randomized position on the list will be contacted by email to finalize the purchase of the license, and so on...

Rattle D Zastors are fish getters! Lake trout under the whitefish and mixed in with them. Lake trout generally stay close to the bottom. 40 to 65 feet is the target for jigging. 

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Registration is open for an advanced wolf trapping workshop in Kalispell on July 23. The free workshop is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the pavilion at Pine Grove Pond off Rose Crossing Road. The workshop will be taught by instructors fro...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on revisions to the statewide Elk Management Plan last adopted in 2005. FWP began work on the revised plan in 2020, when a citizen’s group was convened to develop guiding principles fo...

FLATHEAD LAKE — As any gardener or farmer can tell you, nitrogen and phosphorus are chemical elements found in soils and fertilizers that plants need to grow. They also know different ratios of nitrogen and phosphorus are ideal or detrimental for different types of plants and crops. Nitrogen and pho...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks and North Fork Preservation Assoc . POLEBRIDGE — The Polebridge Bear Fair is planned for Saturday, July 30, from noon– 4:30 p.m. at the Home Ranch Bottoms, 8950 North Fork Road in Polebridge. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public, pro...

FWP seeks applicants for northwest Montana Citizen Advisory Committee News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking applicants to fill volunteer positions on the northwest Montana (FWP Region 1) Citizen Advisory Committee. The CAC is a ge...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Recent surveys found growing populations of illegally introduced northern pike in Shady Lane Pond in Evergreen and Lake Mary Ronan near Dayton, creating harmful scenarios for recreational fishing opportunities in both waterbodies. Northern pik...

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center (CCRLC) and Glacier National Park invite volunteers for a day of hands-on learning during the Annual Noxious Weed Blitz on July 19, 2022. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in West Glac...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Elk hunters interested in signing up for an opportunity to hunt cow elk on private lands enrolled in Elk Hunting Access (EHA) agreements can do so today through Aug 1. The resulting EHA public hunter list will be randomized with hunters contacted se...