Outdoors
News from FWP MONTANA – The Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a public hearing via a telephonic Zoom platform on Dec. 1, at 10 a.m., to consider a new rule pertaining to banning the use of remote-controlled devices and drones while fishing. Fish, Wildlife and Parks has increasingly been asked the question of whether it is permissible to use a remote-controlled boat, drone or other remote-controlled device to fish. Currently, Montana law does not specifically address remote-controlled devices or drones and gives the commission discretion to allow or prohibit this activity. Possible uses of remote-controlled devices and drones while fishing include transporting bai...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Outdoor burning closed for the winter season on Monday, Nov. 30. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Division of Fire Prevention program would like to let the public know that open debris burning is now closed and will open back up March 1, 2021. For...
News from Glacier National Park MONTANA — Glacier National Park officials report a 60 percent increase in visitation numbers for October from the previous year. Some 125,544 visitors entered the park in October compared to 78,408 in October 2019. The average number of visitors in O...
MSU News Service MONTANA — The Osher Lifelong Institute at Montana State University, formerly MSU Wonderlust, will partner with the Bozeman Public Library Foundation to present “Wildfire in Montana: Past, Present and Future” for a Friday Forum. The event will take place noon to 1:30 p....
News from CSKT, Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2020 Fall Mack Days event has been one anglers won’t soon forget. This year’s event began with hot sunny weather and waters way too flat for good fishing. Anglers were enjoying the weather but looking for a little shad...
News from Montana FWP MONTANA — Deer and elk hunters took to the field Oct. 24 for the general big game season and they’ll all need to keep in mind a few important pieces of information from bears to poaching. Be bear aware Grizzly bear populations are continuing to expan...
News from CSKT Mack Days helps the ecological balance of Flathead Lake by thinning the mackinaw (also called lake trout) populations. Anglers help manage the lake by harvesting over abundant lake trout.
News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — Up to $200,000 in cash and prizes, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, will be awarded to participating anglers at the conclusion of the 2020 Fall Mack Days event, which ends Nov. 15. Mack Days are used as a tool by CSKT to reduce the ...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park MONTANA — In early October, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks was notified of 18 deer from across the state that tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The positive deer all come from areas where CWD was previously known to exist, including hunti...
News from FWP MONTANA — Four traditional wildlife hunter check stations will be in operation on weekends during the general rifle season in west-central Montana with a few changes in protocol related to COVID -19 safety. The stations, located near Bonner along Highway 200, north of ...
