Fish Wildlife and Parks

Fishing Closures
Fishing Closures
Fishing Closures
  Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks has advised anglers on two central Montana rivers that all fishing will close daily from 2 p.m. to midnight, starting Sunday, July 9 until conditions improve. The "hoot-owl" closures are issued for: Smith River—from the confluence of the North and South forks to Eden Bridge south of Great Falls; Sun River—from Highway 287 Bridge to the mouth of Muddy
FWP Tails and Trails
FWP Tails and Trails
FWP Tails and Trails
People and their phobias. While walking the other day with a friend in a newly mown field – a backyard really – a slender eastern racer snake probably two feet long crossed in front of us. My friend, born and raised in Glendive, Mont., and tough as railroad spikes, jumped about three feet in the air and let out a scream heard in the next ZIP code...
Game Wardens Seeking Information
Game Wardens Seeking Information
Game Wardens Seeking Information
State game wardens are seeking information regarding the poaching of a white-tailed deer buck on the Marias River upstream of Tiber Dam in northcentral Montana. The deer was discovered Oct. 11 near the Marias River in an area known as Robertson Bottom, 10 miles southeast of Shelby...
Fisherman – Listen up – FWP is Seeking Your Comments
Fisherman – Listen up – FWP is Seeking Your Comments
Fisherman – Listen up – FWP is Seeking Your Comments
Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking comments on issues that may result in changes to Montana's 2012-2015 fishing regulations. Some of the issues for consideration that have statewide significance include adding restrictions on the collection and movement of live bait to prevent the spread of invasive species; adjusting regulations by species to allow one standard regulation and one exception for