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FWP seeks information on blow-darted ducks in Billings

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wardens are seeking information on a series of ducks shot with blow darts in Billings. According to a Tuesday press release, FWP wardens verified multiple complaints from the public of ducks shot and injured with a blow dart gun in 2025 and 2026 at the

Fewer wolves killed in Montana despite state push to slash population

This story first appeared in Mountain Journal. Hiking near Gardiner on a recent balmy February day, I hit slushy snow and came across the tracks of one other human, and then some deer and elk. Soon, I encountered something more surprising: Canine tracks that dwarfed my dog’s paws, and

Missouri River Bridge at Craig closing, county meeting April 8

Missouri River Bridge at Craig closing, county meeting April 8

CRAIG, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is inviting the community to a public meeting to discuss the temporary closure of the Missouri River Bridge at Craig. Lewis and Clark County officials will share details about the bridge closure and address related community concerns during the session. Representatives from

'We're in trouble': Legislative panels sound alarm over southwest Montana rivers

The chairman asked for succinct and Jim Keane of Butte delivered. “We’re in trouble,” he said. Keane, a former legislator, is a citizen member of the Environmental Quality Council. It met Wednesday morning in Helena to discuss Montana’s rivers and hear from the members of three panels — one

Conservation groups to sue feds over Flathead National Forest timber project

Two Western Montana conservation organizations announced this week they intend to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service alleging that a recently approved timber project in the Flathead violates the Endangered Species Act. Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan filed their notice of intent to

Grizzly bear spotted near Helena along continental divide

Grizzly bear spotted near Helena along continental divide

HELENA, Mont. — A grizzly bear was spotted northwest of Helena along the continental divide during a recent mule deer survey, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Joe Rahn, FWP chief pilot, and an area biologist said he observed the bear while conducting aerial wildlife monitoring. The sighting was reported

‘Change is hard’: Legislators point to issues with new FWP licensing system

A state licensing system that no longer accepts cash in most places has caught the attention of legislators, who peppered Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Christy Clark with questions about the change at the Legislature’s Environmental Quality Council meeting this week. FWP launched its “License Ambassador Program” earlier this