Outdoors

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE – Lake trout anglers have two weekends left in the spring Mack Days fishing event on Flathead Lake. It is not too late to become involved and win some of the $225,000 in cash and prizes, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.  Come out and help in the effort to reduce the numbers of the non-native lake trout in the lake and increase the populations of native bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout.  A total of 22,534 lake trout entries have been turned in by 216 hard-working anglers. The Friday to Sunday total was 20,561. The Monday to Thursday total was 1,973. Friday’s total came to 1,039; Saturday 696; and S...

News from CSKT  Spring has finally arrived in Western Montana, which means baby red buffalo calves will start to appear at the Bison Range, formerly known as the National Bison Range.   On Dec. 27, 2020, Congress passed and the President signed, the Bison Range Restoration legislation. Thro...

News from Glacier National Park  GLACIER PARK — Shuttle services at Glacier National Park will be available to visitors this year after not operating due to COVID-19 restrictions during the 2020 season.  Shuttles will be running from July 1 through Labor Day weekend with limited capac...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE – The $10,000 tagged lake trout named Jaws is still hanging about somewhere in Flathead Lake, and he or she is an elusive and highly sought-after lake trout.  Three weeks are left in the spring Mack Days fishing event, which is sponsored by the Confederated Sal...

News from FWP During the last year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks offered hunter and bowhunter education classes online due to COVID concerns. Since last spring, more than 17,000 Montanans completed the online courses, which is nearly double the number of students in a typical year. Safety super...

 News from FWP MILES CITY — A myotis bat, found dead in Fallon County in southeastern Montana, has been confirmed positive for white-nose syndrome.   The bat was sent to the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, for analysis. It tested positive ...

LAKE COUNTY — The body of Ben Griffing, a 62-year-old Polson resident, was recovered April 15 by Missoula Search and Rescue. Griffing was reported missing to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 4. It was determined that the last known contact anyone had with him was in Missoula on Jan. 22...

News from the United States Congress U.S. CONGRESS — Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Matt Rosendale and the entire Wyoming and Idaho delegations urged Secretary Deb Haaland to listen to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study that states the grizzly bear has fully recove...

News from CSKT  FLATHEAD LAKE — Five weeks of Flathead Lake fishing entries just concluded with a total of 17,234 lake trout entered. There are four weeks left in the spring Mack Days event. Entries continue to be taken until May 16. Mack Days events are sponsored by the Confederated Salis...

News from CSKT   FLATHEAD LAKE – Lake trout anglers have completed four weekends of the nine-week 2021 Spring Mack Days fishing event.  The event is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. There are to $225,000 in ca...