HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will be hosting a series of public meetings this summer and fall to gather ideas about local elk management issues and population objectives. Meeting places, times and details are posted on the FWP website. FWP began developing a revised statewide Elk Management Plan in 2020. The first step in the process was to convene a citizen’s group to develop

An online education course is now available for people looking to get into trapping. The mandatory course is free and can be accessed on Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks website. The education program will include online course work and a mandatory field day where new trappers can learn from experienced trappers about trapping ethics, humane techniques, avoidance of non-target species, fur management,

Going fishing soon? Don’t forget your camera. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wants to feature your fun on the next fishing regulations booklet. With the recent changes to the fishing regulations process, your art will be in tackle kits and dry boxes for two years instead of one. Winners will see their work on the front and back cover of the 2023-24 fishing regulation booklet. Think beyond

Roosevelt County currently has seven active COVID cases. There have been 3,306 total cases in the county. Adult COVID vaccination clinics are scheduled from 3-5 p.m. on June 16 in Wolf Point and June 23 in Culbertson. County health officials encourage all residents aged 5 and up to be vaccinated and those over 16 should consider getting booster doses. Immunizations are by appointment only.

Heavy rain on top of deep snowpack resulted in “unprecedented” flooding in parts of southern Montana on Monday, June 13, forcing the evacuation and temporary closure of Yellowstone National Park. Dan Borsum, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, said most of the flooding was taking place in and around the Beartooth and Absaroka mountains, impacting communities including

U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $46,426,937 for Montana public lands, including funding for conservation, land acquisition, and deferred maintenance work in National Forests Across the state. The funding comes from Fiscal Year 2022 allocations of Tester’s bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act. “Montana’s public lands power our $7.1 billion outdoor recreation economy here in the

A Helena judge has ordered that the state Public Service Commission cannot charge fees to conduct legal reviews on documents produced as part of public records requests. The decision came after a lawsuit regarding a request for public information was made last year by a reporter for The Billings Gazette. The newspaper sued the PSC objecting to the charging of legal fees. According to the