Montana’s general hunting season for deer and elk began Saturday, with lower-than-average hunter participation and success in most areas of southwest Montana due to challenging weather and travel conditions. Wildlife biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks operated seven check stations in Region 3 over the weekend, checking 2,657 hu...
Hunting in Region 3
Montana’s general hunting season for deer and elk began Saturday, with lower-than-average hunter participation and success in most areas of southwest Montana due to challenging weather and travel conditions. Wildlife biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks operated seven check stations in Region 3 over the weekend, checking 2,657 hu...
Hunting in Region 7
Nearly 400 hunters came through three check stations set up around FWP Region 7 on Saturday during the opening weekend of the big game season. Overall, traffic and harvest numbers were down from 2018, but many still managed to harvest something on a very cold, blustery day punctuated by snow. The weather was a stark contrast to last year’s mil...
Hunting in Region 7
Nearly 400 hunters came through three check stations set up around FWP Region 7 on Saturday during the opening weekend of the big game season. Overall, traffic and harvest numbers were down from 2018, but many still managed to harvest something on a very cold, blustery day punctuated by snow. The weather was a stark contrast to last year’s mil...
Black Bear Hunt Areas 9 and 12 Now Closed
GREEN RIVER – Black bear hunters are alerted that Black Bear Hunt Area 9, Sierra Madres, closed at 7:30 pm on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Black Bear Hunt Area 12, Pine Mountain, closed Monday, October 28. Black Bear Hunt Area 9 has a female mortality quota of six females this fall. Black Bear Hunt Area 12 has a female mortality quota of 1 i...
Montana FWP Offering Reward for information about Bull Elk illegally shot
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is offering a reward of as much as $1,000 for information about a large, mature bull elk that was shot illegally Sunday night along Sarpy Basin Road east of Hardin and left to waste. FWP game warden Matt Ladd said remains of the elk were left on private property along the county road. The head had been removed,...
4th Annual Youth Only Pheasant Hunt – Wyo Game and Fish
The fourth annual youth-only pheasant hunt at the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission’s Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA) near Buffalo will be held Saturday, Nov. 16. Only youth hunters ages 17 and under are allowed to hunt pheasants on the WHMA. There is no limit on the number of youth hunters allowed at the Bud Love WHMA that day...
4th Annual Youth Only Pheasant Hunt – Wyo Game and Fish
The fourth annual youth-only pheasant hunt at the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission’s Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA) near Buffalo will be held Saturday, Nov. 16. Only youth hunters ages 17 and under are allowed to hunt pheasants on the WHMA. There is no limit on the number of youth hunters allowed at the Bud Love WHMA that day...
Wintery weather hampers hunters, harvest
BILLINGS – The number of hunters who ventured into the field in south central Montana over the weekend found cold, snow and low visibility, which tempered the opening-weekend harvest. But those who braved the weather and put in some effort found some success, particularly as measured at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks check station in Bil...
Wintery weather hampers hunters, harvest
BILLINGS – The number of hunters who ventured into the field in south central Montana over the weekend found cold, snow and low visibility, which tempered the opening-weekend harvest. But those who braved the weather and put in some effort found some success, particularly as measured at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks check station in Bil...