Weather generally was comfortable to start 2021 general season BILLINGS – Warm temperatures and moderate winds greeted south central Montana hunters over the weekend for the opening days of the state’s general rifle hunting season. The number of hunters and harvested animals counted at Fish, Wildlife & Parks check stations were mixed, but ...
West Central MT. Big Game Hunts off to a good start
Big game hunting season in west-central Montana got off to a good start over the weekend with steady hunter traffic through the region’s four hunter check stations and a harvest on track with last year’s opener. Hunter traffic through the check stations was 35 percent higher than the first weekend in 2020. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (F...
NW MT White-Tailed deer Harvest largest since 2017
The start of the general deer and elk hunting season produced the highest number of harvested white-tailed deer at game check stations in northwest Montana since 2017. Overall, hunters in northwest Montana (Region 1) reported harvesting 209 white-tailed deer, including 102 bucks, as well as 12 mule deer and 21 elk at four check stations. The o...
WELCOME to 7 New Wyoming Ultimate Anglers
Seven more Wyoming anglers can say they mastered the state’s waters. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is happy to announce the newest Ultimate Anglers who caught 10 different species of trophy-sized fish in Wyoming. The achievement is recognized as part of the department’s Master Angler program. The newest Ultimate Anglers are: Casper Regi...
WGFD evaluating potential re-introduction of Big Horn Sheep into Sweetwater Rocks area
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is in the process of evaluating the potential to re-introduce bighorn sheep into the Sweetwater Rocks area. This evaluation is the result of a local landowner request to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to consider the merits of reintroducing bighorn sheep into this portion of Wyoming. Public meetings...
Mt WHIP Grant information
The Montana Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP) is currently accepting grant applications. The application process for this year was initiated in a grant administering system that Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has decided to replace due to software issues. WHIP applications will instead be offered through the WebGrants system for ...
MT Big Game Check Stations Open Now
Big game hunter check stations will be in operation across Montana beginning this weekend and continue through the general rifle season. General big game season runs from Oct. 23 through Nov. 28. Hunters must stop at check stations that they pass, even if they have not harvested any animals. For hunters without game, the check station process...
Enjoy this Game and Fish celebration in the Wyoming Tailgatge Zone
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be celebrating hunting and fishing on Oct. 23 with an event for families at the University of Wyoming football game in Laramie. Join Game and Fish in the Tailgate Zone in the Indoor Practice Field facility beginning at 10:30 a.m. until kickoff for the homecoming game against the New Mexico Lobos. “We ...
WGFD seeking help from hunters to collect CWD samples from mule deer & elk
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department needs help from hunters this fall to collect samples from mule deer and elk for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing in target hunt areas. In the Big Horn Basin, Game and Fish aims to collect samples from at least 200 adult mule deer bucks or adult elk in the following areas: Species Herd Unit Hunt Area Mu...
South Central MT. Antelope Harvest down from 2019
The number of antelope hunters who stopped at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ south central Montana check stations over the weekend and the number of checked animals both were down from 2019 and well below the historic average. FWP wildlife biologists operated check stations at Big Timber, Broadview and Billings during both Saturday and ...