The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Aug. 16 at 8:30 a.m. at Montana WILD and via Zoom. The deadline to submit written comments on most agenda items was July 25. However, public comment will be taken during the meeting; those wishing to make a comment must register at fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/commission/ august-2024-meeting. Registration deadline is Aug. 15 at noon. Agenda items for

Henry Hollenbeck won the all-around cowboy honors from the PRCA rodeo held at the Richland County Fair and Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 1, and Friday, Aug. 2. Richard Champion took top honors in bareback riding with 87.5 points. Cole Reiner placed second with 87 points and Ethan Mazurenko was third with 85 points. Joe Nelson had a time of 3.7 seconds in steer wrestling for first place. Quentin Wheeler

A state district court judge on Monday, July 22, sided with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and a coalition of hunting groups in key aspects of a lawsuit where property owners had sought to compel the state to aggressively reduce elk populations. In a trio of rulings, Judge Gregory Todd found that the arguments made by the state and hunting groups that joined the lawsuit were more compelling

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking for public feedback on work from a citizen advisory council tasked with developing guiding principles for developing a new Mule Deer Management Plan. “We know how concerned people are with mule deer numbers across the state,” said FWP director Dustin Temple. “Our focus is developing a new plan that will guide our efforts to manage herds well into

Gov, Greg Gianforte has applauded the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education for protecting women’s sports in the face of recent efforts by the Biden administration to upend the fair, level playing field for collegiate female athletes. “In Montana, we’ve made it clear that we will not let a loud vocal minority or the President of the United States prevent us from doing the right