Outdoors
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park reminds visitors that 120-day advance timed entry vehicle reservations become available on Recreation.gov starting Feb. 13, 2025, at 8 a.m. MT. This is a correction from a previous announcement that stated reservations would be released on Feb. 12. The correct date, Feb. 13, is exactly 120 days prior to June 13, the first day timed entry vehicle reservations are required. A timed entry vehicle reservation is required from June 13 to Sept. 28, 2025, for the West Side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork. Reservations can only be purchased on Recreation.gov. The entry time blocks for Going-t...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks submitted 9,066 samples for chronic wasting disease testing in 2024-2025 hunting season to date. This is the largest number of CWD samples ever to be collected in a single year in Montana. Many of these sample...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks BIGFORK — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks invites the public to enjoy birding activities in conjunction with the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Wayfarers Unit of Flathead Lake State Park, 8600 Mt. Hwy 35, Bigfork. The Great Backyard Bird Count o...
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER - Recently, park officials announced that due to extremely limited parking during construction in the Swiftcurrent area, the park will restrict personal vehicle access into Many Glacier and provide a temporary shuttle service for hikers to access Many Glacier...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA - Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced the winners of the 2024 Governor’s Youth Hunting Story Contest. “Hunting is a vital part of Montana’s legacy, connecting generations through respect for the land and wildlife,&...
News from USDA BOZEMAN — Water year 2025 got off to a dry start in the mountains of Montana and northern Wyoming with minimal precipitation recorded across the region for the first half of October. Moisture arrived in mid-October, but abnormally warm temperatures meant it fell primarily as rain or...
Fisherman, Lake Mary Ronan is frozen but needs a couple of days yet before it is completely safe. Ninepipes and Pablo Reservoir open up Saturday. They are not very far away from having open water. The fish, all the aquatic organisms are more active in Crow Reservoir. There are planks for you to get ...
KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is hosting several outdoor education programs at Lone Pine State Park in January. Welcome In The New Year With A Forest Bathing Walk Date: Saturday, Jan. 11, 10-11:30 a.m. Meeting Place: Lone Pine Visitor Center Begin the new year with the re...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season concluded last weekend and the overall harvest results at game check stations in northwest Montana showed increased success compared to last year. More than 10,800 hunters stopped at regional...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — If you ask Yvette Bonney to describe the grossest thing she’s seen during her job, she talks about the time she removed an abscessed lymph node from the neck of a mule deer, which Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff occasionally sees in d...
