The Association for Conservation Information awarded Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks top honors in two communications categories at the organization’s annual awards ceremony held in Lake Tahoe, Nev., on July 27. FWP took first place in: Magazine: Montana Outdoors How-To/Instructional Video category, FWP took first place for “Dabblers vs. Divers,” which explains how to tell the difference

The upland game bird season is less than one month away, and hunters will soon be able to refer to the Projects Access Guide, published annually by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program. Beginning Aug. 10, hunters can view and download the new guide and maps online. Click UGBEP Projects Access Guide. The guide contains all active projects administered

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens euthanized a mountain lion in Lockwood on Saturday, Aug. 5, due to public safety concerns, FWP said in a news release. The adult male mountain lion was in poor physical condition and expressing abnormal and potentially dangerous behaviors. Area residents had reported sightings of a mountain lion wandering a populated neighborhood in the middle

So far this year, FWP and its partners have inspected 66,000 watercraft for aquatic invasive species. Of those, 35 were mussel-fouled and more than 200 were found with aquatic weeds. FWP and partner agencies, which include tribes, counties and conservation districts, operate more than 17 road-side watercraft inspection stations across the state. To find a watercraft inspection station

Block Management Area Program information for 2023 will be available to hunters beginning Aug. 10. Hunters can request their BMA Access Guide online and can print individual BMA property maps and rules at fwp.mt.gov/hunt/access/ blockmanagement. The Block Management webpage allows hunters to download the Access Guide, up-to-date BMA maps and rules for every individual BMA enrolled in the

While the filing deadline for candidates in the 2024 election is still more than half a year away, the race to replace termed-out Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen is already filling up. One Democrat and two Republicans have announced bids so far, ensuring that public education will continue to play a prominent role in Montana’s political discourse next year. During last weekend’s