Outdoors

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing to construct an erosion control structure along the north shore of Flathead Lake at Somers Beach State Park. The proposed structure is similar to those installed at other eroding sites along the lakeshore. This structure will be designed to halt erosion and collect sediments, detritus and coarse woody debris without isolating the adjacent wetlands. It is also intended to minimize impacts to the shoreline from recreational use at the new state park. To complete this project, a temporary road constructed of logs and gravel would be built from the agricultural field to the shorelin...

I went to Polson Bay out in front of Kwatuknuk (4-7 inches of ice) and caught two 14-pound mackinaws.  Lake Mary Ronan (sloppy on the ice; 250 yards out and be careful, ice thickness at a guess is 4-6 inches) is giving up perch. East Bay is frozen over solid with 3-4 inches, lots of snow on the ic...

LAKE COUNTY ­— As new arrivals continue to move into Big Sky country from warmer climates, officials remind residents to be safe behind the wheel this winter. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell commented on some common issues he sees on the road. “The biggest thing I see is that people are in a ...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — It’s that time of year when ice anglers and other recreationists head out to Montana’s “hard” waters for the winter season. Whether ice fishing, ice skating, hunting, snowmobiling or just taking a walk, Montana Fish, Wi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting (SSWSF) Program of the USDA has published new 30-year hydroclimatic normal for snowpack and precipitation from western U.S. monitoring stations, including Flathead Lake.  These “normals” are specific to each site, and m...

News from Montana FWP KALISPELL – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting a friendly competition at state parks in the Flathead Valley to encourage a healthy start to the new year outdoors. Recreationists are encouraged to participate in the second annual “Battle of the Boots” a...

News from Gina Kerzman / U.S. National Park Service WEST GLACIER – Visitors to Glacier National Park in 2022 can expect to use a ticket system to access portions of the park from May 27 through Sept. 11.    This will be the second year of the pilot ticket system in the park, designed ...

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD RESERVATION – The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes have announced the availability of the Mar. 1, 2022 to Feb. 28, 2023 Flathead Indian Reservation Joint Tribal/State fishing, bird hunting, and recreation regulations and propo...

New from the Montana Department of Transportation HELENA – The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is committed to keeping the highways cleared whenever winter weather impacts the state. National workforce shortages are affecting MDT, like many other employers. Recruitment efforts for se...

News from Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — The general hunting season concluded Nov. 28 in Montana. Despite unseasonably warmer conditions, the overall big game harvest remained higher than recent years in northwest Montana, according to preliminary check station results. The four station...