The Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission will meet Nov. 12 at FWP Headquarters in Helena. The meeting will be streamed live via video to all FWP regional offices. The meeting will also be audio streamed online at fwp.mt.gov. The meeting begins at 8:15 a.m. and will end at 1 p.m. The commission will hear the following presentations and propos...
Montana FWP Commission Meeting
The Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission will meet Nov. 12 at FWP Headquarters in Helena. The meeting will be streamed live via video to all FWP regional offices. The meeting will also be audio streamed online at fwp.mt.gov. The meeting begins at 8:15 a.m. and will end at 1 p.m. The commission will hear the following presentations and propos...
More MT Poaching reported in Late October North of Hardin
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is offering a reward for information about four trophy mule deer bucks that were killed illegally and left to waste north of Hardin on Oct. 24. The four dead deer were found on private property near the Sarpy Creek Mine in Big Horn County. FWP game wardens believe two perpetrators drove a silver or gray Ford Ex...
Hunter Numbers, Harvest Rates better at most check stations
BILLINGS – Seasonal temperatures and generally dry skies drove up the number of hunters who took to the field in south central Montana over the weekend. And those who stopped at check stations run by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks mostly were able to harvest more deer than during the same weekend in 2018. The general big-game season kicked o...
Hunter Numbers, Harvest Rates better at most check stations
BILLINGS – Seasonal temperatures and generally dry skies drove up the number of hunters who took to the field in south central Montana over the weekend. And those who stopped at check stations run by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks mostly were able to harvest more deer than during the same weekend in 2018. The general big-game season kicked o...
Wyoming Pheasant Stocking Changes
Pheasant hunters: due to unforeseen circumstances, pheasant stocking will be greatly reduced on two walk-in areas throughout the pheasant season. Habitat conditions have deteriorated at Laramie County Walk-In Area 26 near Albin, and recent snows have ruined cover at Platte County Walk-In Area 20. As a result, Laramie County 26 will only be lig...
Wyoming Pheasant Stocking Changes
Pheasant hunters: due to unforeseen circumstances, pheasant stocking will be greatly reduced on two walk-in areas throughout the pheasant season. Habitat conditions have deteriorated at Laramie County Walk-In Area 26 near Albin, and recent snows have ruined cover at Platte County Walk-In Area 20. As a result, Laramie County 26 will only be lig...
How was your hunt in Wyoming this year?
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants to know how your Wyoming hunt went this year. Many hunters have received or will begin to receive, a harvest survey via e-mail or the Postal Service. The survey gathers harvest information and feedback on the 2019 hunting season. Hunters’ responses about their season are used in making future wildlif...
Deer Season in Wyoming
The Black Hills of Wyoming host the most popular deer season in the Cowboy State. This November that story will continue, but with lower deer numbers. Each year hunters attempt to fill nearly 10,000 licenses chasing mule deer and white-tailed deer throughout the Black Hills in Hunt Areas 1 through 6. This accounts for nearly 20% of the deer ha...
Deer Season in Wyoming
The Black Hills of Wyoming host the most popular deer season in the Cowboy State. This November that story will continue, but with lower deer numbers. Each year hunters attempt to fill nearly 10,000 licenses chasing mule deer and white-tailed deer throughout the Black Hills in Hunt Areas 1 through 6. This accounts for nearly 20% of the deer ha...