The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee this week advanced a pair of bills that aim to aggressively reduce wolf populations in Montana. As originally proposed — it was later revised by the committee — House Bill 222 would establish an open season for wolf hunting and trapping until the population reaches 600 animals.

MCLEOD — According to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, mountain lions are thriving once again in the state, and one woman had an up-close encounter with the animal earlier this month that left her grateful she was inside her home on East Boulder Road south of Big Timber.

Tom Puchlerz writes, Jeopardizing Montana’s native birds and habitats by enabling, and in some ways rewarding, what amounts to bucket biology, that sounds to us like a pretty birdbrained idea.

Two fishing access sites in southwest Montana are closed due to flooding caused by ice jams, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is facing criticism and legal action from citizens over a recent decision concerning black bear quotas.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently released the findings of a 10-year research study on moose populations across the state, showing positive trends for t

The Montana Legislature is now considering House Bill 74, which would raise the fee for private fish ponds to $600.

Wildlife and conservation group members from across Montana sued the state Fish and Wildlife Commission for allegedly ignoring state open meeting laws when approving the elimination of some black bear hunting quotas.

The Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks educational center reached many across the state. The free public programs, like archery and ice fishing, saw over 2,000 participants and over 5,000 students from 103 schools visited Montana Wild in 2024. Bowditch said ...

A trio of bills would increase take of animals by eliminating hunting quotas, allowing year-round hunting, and reclassify wolves as ‘furbearers’.

A group of nine Montanans sued the state Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday, alleging that the regulation-setting body violated state law and the state Constitution by removing a limit on female black bear hunting in northwest Montana without prior public notice.

A trio of bills would increase take of animals by eliminating hunting quotas, allowing year-round hunting, and reclassify wolves as ‘furbearers’.