Montana’s young hunters and their hunting mentors will have a special treat the weekend of September 26 and 27, when they can take advantage of a statewide youth-only waterfowl and pheasant hunt. Licensed hunters or apprentice hunters, 15 and under, will be able to hunt ducks, mergansers, geese, coots and pheasants statewide on these two days....
Check Out the Tiger Muskie at Wyoming’s Badwater Pond
This fall, fishing at Badwater Pond for tiger muskie might land you some fish you can take home. Tiger muskie have been stocked by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in the Pond since 2015, and finally, some are large enough to keep. Badwater Pond, located 3.5 miles north of the town of Shoshoni, has been stocked with close to 750 tig...
MT FWP public hearing regarding motorized use on Shields River
The Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a phone-in public hearing on Oct. 6, at 10 a.m., to consider the proposed adoption and amendment of a new rule and amendment pertaining to closing the Shields River to all motorized watercraft. The Shields River is in Park and Meagher counties. Currently, the Park County portion of the river has a 10 ...
Brush UP on the RULES and avoid common field Violations
A little light reading can get you a long way. With the hunting seasons getting underway across the Cowboy State, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding hunters to familiarize themselves with the hunting regulations for the species they plan to pursue. Brushing up on the rules annually can help hunters avoid common field violations...
Brush UP on the RULES and avoid common field Violations
A little light reading can get you a long way. With the hunting seasons getting underway across the Cowboy State, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding hunters to familiarize themselves with the hunting regulations for the species they plan to pursue. Brushing up on the rules annually can help hunters avoid common field violations...
MT FWP seeks info. regarding Ackley Lake vandalism
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking the public’s help for information on vandalism at the Ackley Lake Fishing Access Site at the lake south of Hobson. On the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 6, FWP Game Warden Tylor Keeley received a TIP-MONT report of damage to a latrine at the site. He visited the lake and reported that latrine was ...
Muddy Cr. Trail remains closed due to Bear activity
FWP reminds hunters and recreationists that Muddy Creek Trail remains closed Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is reminding hunters, hikers and other outdoor users that the Muddy Creek Falls Trail on the Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area remains closed due to bear activity. In June, a hiker in the area contacted FWP about a moose carcass fou...
WY G&F Promotes Bear Spray Giveaway
In cooperation with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Western Bear Foundation and Wyoming Outdoorsmen, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will distribute bear spray to hunters at no cost on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the rodeo grounds in Cody. Dusty Lasseter, bear wise coordinator for Game and Fish said 100 cans of bear spray will be given awa...
WY G&F Promotes Bear Spray Giveaway
In cooperation with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Western Bear Foundation and Wyoming Outdoorsmen, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will distribute bear spray to hunters at no cost on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the rodeo grounds in Cody. Dusty Lasseter, bear wise coordinator for Game and Fish said 100 cans of bear spray will be given awa...
Hunters should have animals tested before donating
Every year hunters across Montana donate thousands of pounds of wild game to local food banks through local meat processors. With the discovery of chronic wasting disease in Montana, Fish, Wildlife & Parks is urging hunters to have their deer, elk and moose tested and have a negative test result in hand prior to donating no matter where in...