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Articles with the Tag: Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks

FWP hosting meetings to kick off biennial hunting season setting

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is hosting upcoming public meetings to kick off the biennial hunting season-setting process. FWP is conducting scoping meetings around the state from June 15 to July 15. FWP staff will look to hunters to prov...

FWP enhances accessibility at Lone Pine State Park

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and partners are hosting an upcoming event at Lone Pine State Park in Kalispell to celebrate enhanced accessibility. The public is invited to attend the event on June 21 at 1 p.m. FWP and the Montana Sta...

Elk hunting access, public access land agreements open 1M+ acres to the public 

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA — This hunting season, two Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks programs will open up access to more than a million acres of private and inaccessible or under accessible public land.   At its meeting on June 8, the Montana Fish and Wildlif...

Send your best fishing photo, art

News from Montana 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 2024 licenses. Licenses available for auction incl...

FWP seeks proposals for 2024 hunting license auctions

News from Montana 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 2024 licenses. Licenses available for auction incl...

Applications sought for Upland Game Bird Council

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking to fill two vacancies on an advisory council that provides ongoing monitoring of upland game bird enhancement program activities. Council members represent all FWP administrative regions and include upla...

Look into FWP’s Habitat Conservation Lease Program 

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is again accepting applications for its Habitat Conservation Lease Program.   A habitat conservation lease is a voluntary, incentive-based agreement between FWP and private landowners in which the landowner...

WP’s biennial hunting season-setting process begins

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will kick off the biennial hunting season-setting process earlier to allow for more public engagement and greater transparency. Public involvement will begin in June and end in November. In the past, public involve...

Briefs for June 7, 2023

Arlee plans 4th of July Parade  News from Terry Cable ARLEE — “Freedom and Fireworks” is the parade theme of the 71st annual Arlee 4th of July Parade. Registration will be at the Arlee High School entryway, with parade line up beginning in the parking lot. The parade begins a...

Public review begins for fish preservation project

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park is seeking public comment by June 14, 2023, on an environmental assessment proposing westslope cutthroat and bull trout preservation in Gunsight Lake. The EA is available for public review and comment for 30 days on the National ...


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