Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has scheduled seven Billings-area hunter education classes starting Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. All classes include a mandatory registration and orientation, five evenings of class and a Saturday field exercise. Registration and orientation are at 6:30 p.m. Monday Feb. 24 Ben Steele Middle School and Castle Rock Mid...
FWP schedules Billings-area hunter education classes
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has scheduled seven Billings-area hunter education classes starting Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. All classes include a mandatory registration and orientation, five evenings of class and a Saturday field exercise. Registration and orientation are at 6:30 p.m. Monday Feb. 24 Ben Steele Middle School and Castle Rock Mid...
Game and Fish meets to discuss 2020 hunting seasons
Wildlife managers with the Green River Region of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be presenting the proposed 2020 hunting seasons and they want your input. There will be five open houses and one final public meeting held in southwest Wyoming March 25 through April 1 to discuss hunting season recommendations for big game, small game, u...
FWP investigating elk, pronghorn poachings in Park County
Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are seeking information on several elk and pronghorn that were killed illegally in Park County this week. On Thursday wardens received reports of poached elk near the intersection of Trail Creek and Old Yellowstone roads, about 17 miles south of Livingston. After talking with landowners, war...
Game and Fish and WYDOT launch new ‘Wildlife Crossing’ initiative
Nearly 6,000 big game animals like deer, pronghorn, elk, moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats die each year from collisions with vehicles on Wyoming’s highways and interstates. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department along with the Wyoming Department of Transportation is hoping to change those statistics with the launch of a new initiative, Wi...
Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame Seeks Nominees
Nominations for the 2020 Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame will be accepted through Feb. 29. The Hall of Fame was created to honor individuals, both living and dead, who made significant and lasting contributions to the restoration and conservation of Montana’s wildlife and wild places. The focus of the awards is not only to recognize Montana’s his...
Aerial Gunning Condemned in Grand Teton National Park
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission condemned the National Park Service’s planned use of aerial gunning to remove mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) at their Jan. 15 meeting. “While we recognize Grand Teton National Park’s efforts to address the expansion of mountain goats in native bighorn sheep ranges, the department ...
Aerial Gunning Condemned in Grand Teton National Park
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission condemned the National Park Service’s planned use of aerial gunning to remove mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) at their Jan. 15 meeting. “While we recognize Grand Teton National Park’s efforts to address the expansion of mountain goats in native bighorn sheep ranges, the department ...
Education – Region 4
It’s time to sign up for the first hunter education course of 2020 in Great Falls. Online registration is going on now through March 8. Everyone must register online, however there will be a two-day opportunity at Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 4600 Giant Springs Road, for those without access to a computer. Classes will run 7 p.m. to 9 p.m....
Education – Region 4
It’s time to sign up for the first hunter education course of 2020 in Great Falls. Online registration is going on now through March 8. Everyone must register online, however there will be a two-day opportunity at Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 4600 Giant Springs Road, for those without access to a computer. Classes will run 7 p.m. to 9 p.m....