Outdoors
News from CSKT Fish, Wildlife, Recreation & Conservation PABLO — The 2024 Fall Mack Days event will have an earlier start date this fall. We will begin Thursday, Sept. 5, and will end Sunday, Nov. 3. Mack Days events on Flathead Lake are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Boat anglers will be trolling and jigging for lake trout that are normally larger in the fall than in the spring. Ending earlier will alleviate some of the colder windy days anglers have had to endure toward the end of the event.
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Biologists conducting spring deer and elk surveys found some areas with improved herd growth and some areas with lower recruitment due to poor habitat conditions and disease. During the spring season, FWP wildlife staff get a pulse on deer and el...
News from the National Park Service WEST GLACIER – Going-to-the-Sun Road officially opened the morning of June 22 for the 2024 summer season. The road may now be accessed by motorized vehicles over Logan Pass from both the West Glacier and St. Mary entrances. Road crews battled ava...
FLATHEAD LAKE — Fishing at 25 to 70 feet is good for lake trout in Rocky Point, North Bird and a lot of the rest of the main lake. Trolling at night in both sides of Melita Island and back to Walstad Park and back of Elmo. Troll Bird - stay close to shore when trolling, Bull Island also Wildhorse no...
News from the Route of the Hiawatha at Lookout Pass HIAWATHA TRAIL — Summer weather arrived right on cue this year. The sun is shining and the temps are warming up. That makes it time to ride the Hiawatha. Nice weather is expect right thru the weekend. The Hiawatha Trail is open 7-days a wee...
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 2025 licenses. Licenses available for auction include b...
Flathead Lake is currently full but unlikely to stay that way as predicted hot, dry summer conditions take hold in July. Brian Lipscomb, CEO of Energy Keepers Inc., anticipates that the lake’s water level will sag by a foot or possibly more next month. When inflows drop below minimum outflows, the lake...
News from NRCS BOZEMAN — Summer is just around the corner, and recent weather helped improve the water supply outlook as the 2024 snow accumulation season wraps up in Montana. However, the outlook remains below normal in most locations. “Last month brought a mix of snow, rain, and sunshin...
News from Citizens’ Climate Lobby PABLO — This June, climate advocate Bill Barron (from Salt Lake City, Utah) will embark on a 16-day, 1200-mile cycling journey from Pablo, Montana, to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Barron’s mission is clear: to raise awareness about climate change, engage with lo...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — It might seem like a good idea at the time, but dumping an aquarium pet into a lake or river is not good for the pet or for the native wildlife. The pet probably won’t survive, and native wildlife won’t know how to compete with the ...
