Outdoors
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Licensing Bureau is soliciting proposals from conservation organizations that are interested in conducting a competitive auction or lottery for some 2023 licenses. Licenses available for auction include bighorn sheep, Shiras moose, and mountain goat. Licenses available for auction or lottery include mule deer and elk. The Montana Administrative Rules that apply to these licenses include eligibility requirements and can be found at https://rules.mt.gov/gateway/RuleNo.zasp?RN=12%2E3%2E801. All proposals must be submitted by July 15. Written proposals can be hand-delivered to the FWP ...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Hunters interested in participating in game damage hunt opportunities need to register online for the Hunt Roster through MyFWP. The roster is used by Fish, Wildlife & Parks to quickly respond to landowners who are eligible for game damage assis...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Licensing Bureau is soliciting proposals from conservation organizations that are interested in conducting a competitive auction or lottery for some 2023 licenses. Licenses available for auction include b...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on proposed 2022 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) grant proposals. Public comments will be accepted through Friday June 24, at 5 p.m. The OHV program received 11 grant requests and proposes to...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — An online education course is now available for people looking to get into trapping. The mandatory course is free and can be accessed on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks website. The education program will include online course work and a manda...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks What is avian influenza virus? Avian Influenza (AI) virus is a naturally occurring virus of birds. AI viruses are classified into two groups, based on the severity of disease they cause in infected poultry. Low pathogenic Avian Influenza viruse...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Although the weather wasn’t ideal for outdoor recreation, aquatic invasive species stations around the state conducted more than 2,000 inspections over the Memorial Day weekend. So far this year, FWP and its partners have inspected 14,000 wate...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — All aquatic invasive species inspection stations are now open on major routes of travel in the state. As boaters venture out to our rivers and lakes, please keep in mind the rules aimed at protecting our waters and preventing the spread of aquatic i...
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Mike Reynolds recently announced the selection of David Roemer as superintendent of Glacier National Park. In this position, he will provide oversight of the staff and resources needed to manage the over o...
News from USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is welcoming new and modified proposals from conservation partners for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative, a part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) focused on effectively managing wildlife habitat. USDA&...
