Fish Wildlife and Parks is accepting comment on the proposed commercial use fee schedule for fishing access sites and wildlife management areas. This fee schedule is set by the Fish and Wildlife Commission on a biennial basis and the new fee schedule will be effective from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2022. The fee schedule lists the cost of permits for a variety of commercial uses, such as photography,

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Havre hunter check station was active over the weekend of general deer and elk opener (Oct. 24-25), with the number of hunters checked a little below average. This was the third weekend that the check station has been open, as the station began collecting data Oct. 10-11, for the opening weekend of pheasant and general antelope. “Hunter numbers were down