The Montana Shooting Sports Task Force is seeking public input as it works on the development of future shooting sports facilities across Montana. The task force was created through House Bill 899 in the 2025 Legislature, brought by state Rep. Kerri Seekins- Crowe. The legislation established a Montana State Shooting Facilities and Improvements Development and Oversight Task Force, with a charge

If you are interested in angling in Montana, your input is needed to help craft new fishing regulations for the next two years. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on 41 preliminary fishing regulation proposals for the 2027–2028 fishing regulations. FWP is also interested in hearing from anglers on additional ideas for regulation changes. “We hear from anglers all

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold its next meeting on June 12 at the Montana Heritage Center at 225 N. Roberts Street, next to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Headquarters in Helena. The meeting starts at 8 a.m. Agenda items for the meeting are now open for public comment. These include: Mountain lion quotas for fall 2026 – winter 2027. Elk Hunting Access Agreements

The deadline to apply for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and bison licenses is May 1. The deadline to apply for elk B, deer B and antelope is June 1. All applications must be completed online, at a license ambassador location or at an FWP o_ce. Most FWP o_ces with license sales are open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. FWP oers several tools to help hunters navigate the application

There are quite a few northeastern Montana track athletes who currently have one of the best times or distances in the state so far this season. Lustre Christian’s Johnslee Pierre ranks first in Class C with a time of 16.11 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. The senior ranks first for Class C in the long jump at 21-8. Lustre’s Jaycee Hilkemann has the best Class C time in the 3200 at 10:32.51.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for Wolf Point. An in-person classroom course will take place in the evenings starting Wednesday, April 29, at the Sherman Inn. All hunter education in-person classes are free of charge. In-person, instructor-led hunter education classroom courses are available to anyone age 10 and older and provide new hunters with

Culbertson native Jenna Bolstad has been selected to be the new head women’s basketball coach at Mayville State University in North Dakota. Bolstad has been serving as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Cleveland State University in Ohio. Bolstad played at Miles for two seasons from 20062008, leading the Pioneers to a 56-8 record. She continued her collegiate career at Black Hills