Outdoors

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Mack Days anglers were under very warm sunny skies for the first four days of the nine-week long event on Flathead Lake. 2024 Fall Mack Days began on Thursday September 5th and will end on Sunday November 3rd.  Mack Days Fishing Events are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and are used as a management tool to reduce non-native lake trout population in Flathead Lake. Native bull trout and westslope cutthroat are a vital piece in the Flathead ecosystem. They dominated the fish populations of Flathead Lake for hundreds of years until the introduced lake trout population exploded. Protecting the native fish populati...

LAKE COUNTY — Fall is approaching and hunting is on the minds of many. I have been getting inquiries from folks on Hunter Education Classes. At this time, we have a class scheduled to start Oct. 1 for the Pablo/SKC for students in Lake County. These classes are free, and everyone is welcome to attend. ...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana’s two-day, youth-only deer hunt is coming up Oct. 17 and 18, and general deer season opens Oct. 26. Now is a good time to consider signing up for the Apprentice Hunter Program and the application is available on Montana Fish, Wild...

News form Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park would like to remind visitors that Sept. 8, 2024, was the last day vehicle reservations were required. This includes reservations for Going-to-the-Sun Road via the West Entrance, the North Fork, and Many Glacier. Based on obse...

News form Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — September is Bear Aware month in Montana and as bear activity increases and archery hunters take the field, Gov. Greg Gianforte, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and several partner organizations, are highlighting the importance of being bea...

News from the Montana Department of Transportation RAVALLI — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), along with construction partner Stillwater Electric, Inc., will begin the installation of safety measures on US Highway 93 (US 93), south of Ravalli. The project begins approximately 1 mile...

News from CSKT- NRD FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2024 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake will begin two weeks early on Sept. 5 and will end on Nov. 3. The event dates were moved up to try and alleviate the cold mid-November temperatures anglers have endured the past couple of years. Mack Days fi...

News from the National Park Service WEST GLACIER, Mont. [August 26, 2024] – The body of missing mountaineer Grant Marcuccio, a 32-year-old man from Whitefish, Montana, was found by Two Bear Air at approximately 2 pm on Sunday, August 25. Cause of death is still under investigation, but traumatic i...

News from Lake County Environmental Health LAKE MARY RONAN — A Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) has been confirmed in Lake Mary Ronan, near the northeast shoreline of the lake. Recreators are encouraged to take precautions when swimming or wading in the water. Blooms can impact human health and sicken or...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana’s only native rainbow trout is making a comeback in the northwest corner of the state. Rainbow trout are common throughout much of our state due to widespread stocking.  However, most of the places rainbow trout exist today ...