During a meeting in the state capitol this week the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission provided an update on the current drought outlook heading into the summer. Fish Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Administrator Eileen Ryce.
Wolf Trapping Closed In Southwest Montana
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to stop wolf hunting and trapping in southwest Montana when 82 wolves are killed five more than had been taken by hunter or trappers by Friday. The area was previously managed under low quotas to limit taking of wolves important for the park’s tourism industry. National Park Service officials ...
Madison River To Keep Walking Sections, Lose Rest/Rotation Rule
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved two rule changes concerning recreational and commercial use on the Madison River. They’ll keep the walking sections from Quake Lake to Lyons Bridge and Ennis Bridge to Ennis Lake in place but repealed a rule establishing a rest/rotation system for commercial use on the river. Before voting ...
Hunting Season For Geese Could Be Extended Into Spring
Under a proposal, Montana could join other states in allowing hunters to take snow and Ross’s geese in the springtime. Tom Kuglin deputy editor of Lee Newspaper’s State Bureau reports the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is considering such a hunt in the eastern part of the state that includes the Central Flyway and is asking for the publi...
Wildlife Managers Voice Concerns Over Recent Policy Changes
A group of retired and former wildlife managers who boast nearly 15-hundred years of experience combined says Montana leadership is politicizing management in ways that are harmful to predators hunters and habitat conservation. Dan Vermillion was a commissioner on the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for 13 years. He believes the state has...
$400,000 Coming To Improve Montana Fisheries
Just weeks after a handful of Montana rivers saw closures for low water flow many popular fishing spots will be seeing upgrades in the near future. $417,000 have been set aside to help improve Montana fisheries after one of the worst drought seasons in years. The funding comes from the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Future Fisheries I...