Upland game bird season opened Monday, Sept. 1, and archery season opens Sept. 6, coinciding with the kickoff of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Bear Aware Month. Upland game bird hunters and archery hunters are often hunting in areas where grizzly bears are active and looking for food, like creek bottoms with chokecherries or mountain areas where summer berries are still lingering. Bear

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on the following documents. State Wildlife Action Plan A draft of FWP’s 2025 Montana State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) is ready for public review and comment. The SWAP identifies Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their habitats, describes threats that impact those species and habitats, highlights conservation actions to address

With the many boots expected to be on the ground this hunting season, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists are looking to hunters and other recreationists to report bighorn sheep seen in sheep hunting district 622. Earlier this spring, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission closed bighorn sheep hunting in HD 622 during an emergency meeting. The closure was proposed by FWP after biologists