Staff with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks met with the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for a work session Monday afternoon ahead of today’s commission meeting when the commission will take up hunting season proposals from the department. The commission meeting begins at 8:30 this morning in room 317 at the Capitol and will be broad...
Hebgen Dam Malfunction To Be Investigated
The flow of water released from Hebgen Lake into the upper Madison River was returning to normal Thursday after NorthWestern Energy crews attached a new component to a malfunctioning gate on Hebgen Dam. The fishing restriction placed on the upper Madison River by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks ends today. Governor Greg Gianforte wrote on Twit...
Fish & Wildlife Service Sued Over Expanding Montana Refuge
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday over expansion of hunting and fishing access to federal wildlife refuges including the Swan River National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. It accuses Fish and Wildlife, now led by former Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks Director Martha Williams, of fa...
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Nominee Reflects On Time With Montana’s Agency
Last week Martha Williams answered questions at her hearing for her nomination to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The former director of the state agency, she had this to say when asked about what she’s most proud of during that tenure. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-26_737.mp3
Former Montana FWP Director Makes Her Case To Lead U.S. Service
Martha Williams is President Biden’s nominee to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. With ties to Montana she has garnered the support from the state’ Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester. Wednesday she appeared before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works which is considering her nomination. https://northernbroadcasting.c...
Former Montana FWP Director Nominated To Head U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Martha Williams the former director of Montana’s state wildlife agency pledged adherence to the law science and collaboration during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing Wednesday. Williams is President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The committee will consider her nomi...
Iowa Deer Test Positive For COVID-19
A recently released Iowa study found about one-third of 280 captive and free-ranging deer had tested positive for COVID-19 raising concerns about deer being a reservoir for the virus to mutate. Jennifer Ramsey wildlife veterinarian for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks calls the recent research concerning because there’s a lot of uncertainty ab...
Former Montana Director Nominated To U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Martha Williams the former director of Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks was nominated Thursday by President Joe Biden to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She was appointed shortly after Biden’s inauguration to her current deputy position before Thursday’s nomination to serve in the vacant director’s post. Williams will face a future con...
FWP Holding Series Of Hearings On Hunting Proposals
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is hosting public hearings on proposals for changes to next year’s hunting seasons. Greg Lemon, Communications and Education Administrator for FWP, was on Voices of Montana Tuesday and explained the purpose of these early hearings. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-13_1137.mp3
Montana FWP Details Handling Of Big Game To Avoid CWD
With hunting season ready to begin in Montana, Fish Wildlife and Parks will continue its surveillance for Chronic Wasting Disease in specific areas in northwestern, northcentral, southwestern, and southcentral Montana. Disposal Requirements In 2021 for deer, elk, and moose indicate that carcass parts should be left at the kill site. If the an...