Are you ready for hunting season? FWP can help. In addition to the following hunting forecast, FWP provides online information about hunting access, including our popular Block Management Program. Through the program, we coordinate with landowners to provide hunting access to more than 7 million acres of private land. The interactive Hunt Planner map allows users to look at information for various

It seems that nobody is happy with the state of elk management in Montana. Public land hunters say hunting on state and federal land is becoming an increasingly crowded and fruitless pursuit. Large landowners say they’re taking heavy financial losses as the state’s swelling elk population seeks forage and harbor from hunters and other predators on private property. Outfitting groups argue

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. To be considered for funding in the current cycle, producers and landowners should apply by Oct. 28. “NRCS provides funding and technical assistance to help farmers,

courthouses. He is hopeful the Wolf Point Community Organization or other non-profit groups offer rides to people to voting booths. Satellite voting booths are planned at the Fort Peck Community College in Poplar and at Frazer High School. Fourstar is hoping to conduct a town hall meeting including tribal candidates and state House candidates. He and Smith will attend a legislative redistricting

Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture director Nicole Miller said both nights sold out this weekend for the annual Night on the Missouri dining event on the old Lewis and Clark Bridge south of Wolf Point. “We had two great sold out nights,” said Miller. “We served 160 people each night. People attended from lots of surrounding communities: Poplar, Glasgow, Circle, Richey, Plentywood,

the district. Hanks is also serving as the acting junior high principal. Trustee Roxanne Gourneau expressed her concern that Hanks is covering all those roles and that the high school is also short-staffed. Trustee Bif Loucks asked, “You have 15 hats on. What is the structure?” Loucks said that hopefully other educators step up and assist Hanks. Gourneau said Hanks needs to