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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold four public meetings in northeast Montana in January to gather comments on proposed hunting seasons and rules for the next two years. Interested hunters are encouraged to attend these meetings to hear the proposals, ask questions, and make comments. Proposed hunting season changes were tentatively approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission at their December meeting, which are then put out for public comment. Tentative season proposals include both statewide and local hunting regulations for all big... Full story
For September and October, the Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open during the month of October, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Powerhouse tours are available only by advance appointment. Call 406-526-3493 for more information. WEDNESDAY – OCT. 16 7 p.m. - Humanities Montana and Valley County Pioneer Museum present Beth Judy, author of Bold Women in Montana. She will discuss her book at the Valley County Pioneer Museum. THURSDAY – OCT. 17... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 will host two open houses to seek public comment on the proposed changes to the fishing regulations that will go into effect in 2020 and be in place through 2024. Meeting location and dates are: · Glasgow – Tues., August 20, at the Busted Knuckle Brewery (North Room) · Havre – Thurs., August 22, at the Best Western Plus (1425 Highway 2 NW) Both open house meetings will run from 6:30 pm – 8:30pm. In Region Six there are several proposed changes, including: · Ice shelter removal timelines · Clarifyin... Full story
Come join us for "A Swift Night" – chimney swifts, that is – on Thursday, June 6, at the FWP Region 6 headquarters in Glasgow. During this event, hosted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Montana Audubon, participants will learn about chimney swifts and how they can help to monitor local populations. Chimney swifts are fascinating birds that can be found in your backyard or, more accurately, a nearby chimney. However, little is known about their distribution in the state. We are loo...
It’s that time of year when ice anglers will be heading out to Montana's waters for the ice fishing season. Ice fishing is a great winter activity that the entire family can enjoy. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds anglers that safety should be the number one concern during a day out on the ice. While the first ice of the year often offers some of the best fishing, it also can be quite variable from location to location and from day to day. Anglers should be familiar with the water body they plan to fish. The safest ice anglers are t...
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open for visitors Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For special appointments or events, call 406-228-8692. WEDNESDAY – SEPT. 19 FINAL HUMP DAY OF 2018. Free Hearing Clinic – 334 W Court St., Glasgow. By Appointment Only, call 888-698-5480. 1:30 p.m. - Foot care available at the Nashua Senior Citizen Center. To sign-up, stop by the center or call 406-746-3370. 6 p.m. - Glasgow School Board Meeting in the district board room. THURSDAY – SEPT. 20 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.- Veterans Support Workshop at First Lut... Full story
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open for visitors Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For special appointments or events, call 406-228-8692. WEDNESDAY – SEPT. 12 5 p.m.- Opheim Regular Board Meeting at Opheim School. 5:30 p.m. -Christ Servants Inspired (CSI) at First Lutheran Church kicks off new year. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with dinner following at 6 p.m. Contact Michelle or Monica 228-4862 with questions. 6 – 7 p.m. - Libertarian Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Elinor Swanson Meet and Greet at the Elk’s Lodge... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Region 6 Citizen Advisory Council (CAC) will meet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Fort Peck Multispecies Fish Hatchery in Fort Peck. The meeting is open to the public and will include wildlife, fisheries, communication-education and law enforcement updates from FWP and a roundtable discussion with CAC members. Each of FWP’s seven administrative regions has a volunteer CAC to help guide policies and programs. The Region 6 group meets three times a year. FWP ensures that its meetings are... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is organizing a Northeast Montana Fishing Tour for the public. Participants, both young and old, are welcome to come out and enjoy a few hours of fishing and learning. The tour will be held from Aug. 7 - 10, and a full list of the dates, times, locations and directions can be found below. The fishing events are free of charge, and all equipment will be provided by FWP including fishing rods, bait, and tackle, but participants can bring their own equipment as...
Dear Editor, My name is Ron Garwood, I am a 17 year supervisor of the Valley County Conservation District from Nashua. I am also a member of the FWP’s CAC from region 6. I have been hunting since 1957 on private CMR (Fort Peck Game Range) state lands and BLM lands. I believe the APR’s request to the BLM to allow the APR to be able to take out cross fences on BLM and state lands and to be able to run up to 1,600 bison on the Timber Creek grazing unit in Valley County in one large pasture is ridiculous. This action would be detrimental to hunting...
The cold, snowy, and lingering winter we’ve had across the state has many citizens concerned about game birds such as pheasants, grouse, and partridge. Although these species are well adapted to make it through even tough winters, there is something landowners can do to help birds next winter- plant a food plot. Montana FWP has two options to help landowners establish food plots for game birds: standing grain plots and new diverse seed mixes. Standing grain plots: For standing grain plots, FWP will pay landowners $150 per acre to help offset t... Full story
Montana FWP and participating land owners will open some Block Management Areas (BMAs) for spring turkey hunting along the Milk River and one area south of Zortman. Twelve areas will be open for the spring turkey season, beginning April 14, and running through May 20. Most of the properties are located along the Milk River between Hinsdale and Nashua. One additional property is located just south of Zortman in Goslin Flats, which is a portion of the Square Butte BMA. “The BMA spring turkey hunt worked well for both landowners and hunters the l... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for many areas across Region 6. All hunter education classes are free of charge. Many classes are being held prior to the March 15 application deadline for special permits for deer and elk. Future application deadlines include May 1 for moose, sheep and goat, and June 1 for deer B, elk B and antelope. In the next month, classroom courses (for youth) are being held in Hinsdale (March 5), Glasgow (March 8), Saco (March 12), and Scobey (March 12. All students must registe... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are seeking any information regarding multiple mule deer killed in McCone County in the evening hours of Sat., Oct. 14. At least eight deer were found, including one fawn still barely alive, that were shot with a shotgun. The deer were found scattered over two miles near road 528 in northern McCone County, on the north end of the Remuda Twitchell BMA, about 10 miles east of Hwy 24. A local resident reported the dead deer early Sunday morning to the... Full story
MARC KLOKER FOR THE COURIER A free youth outdoor skills event is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Glasgow Trap Club. The event is organized and funded by donations and volunteers from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Hi-Line Sportsmen, Ducks Unlimited, and the Glasgow Trap Club. Youngsters under age 10 are scheduled from 10-11:30 a.m., with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. Parents/guardians need to be on hand to register and sign-in. Youth will be invited to participate in possible... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program is sponsoring two beginning kayaking classes on Aug. 26 and 27 at the First Dredge swim beach just north of the Fort Peck Fish Hatchery near Fort Peck. One class will be offered each day (participants will choose their preferred day), and the classes will take place from 1-5 p.m. both days. Participants will learn from experienced instructors about different types of recreational kayaks and equipment, fishing from a... Full story
A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows children and their families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. In time for summer fishing, FWP staff has restocked the 44 different location sites across Montana’s Hi-Line. The “Kids to Fish” program lets youngsters check out fishing rods, reels and use basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers, and sinkers. Typically, eight rods are at each location, and usually a tackle box is available to borrow to and be able to use the available tackl... Full story
The 65th Montana legislature ended in late April by balancing a $10.3 billion-dollar- budget for the biennium of 2018 and 2019. My first session was in 2013, and we had about $550 million of general fund cash on hand. However, because spending was not curtailed and the revenue projections did not materialize, at the end of May 2017, only $76M remains in the general fund cash balance. A year ago at this time we had a balance of $343M. The budget is based on revenue and expenditure estimations. If estimations deviate then you are not balanced....
With the recent surge in temperatures in Northeast Montana, ice thickness has decreased dramatically, according to the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Service (FWP). Marc Kloker, information and program manager at FWP Region 6, reported that many of the Wardens in the region are reporting poor ice qualities, and that the recommendation is to stay off the ice at Fort Peck. Kloker added most all smaller reservoirs are currently or close to completely thawed at press time. Kloker said this was especially true near inlets, runoff creeks, edges of... Full story
Two moose were recently spotted at Duane Mattfeldt's place, east of town, located near the Milk River Bridge on MT Hwy. 24. The moose originally appeared north of the railroad tracks near the Valley Veterinary Clinic, and were eventually seen on Mattfeldt's land Jan. 4. The moose, likely a mother and her yearling calf, seem to come and go from the property. Although sightings have been sporadic, it appears the best time to see them has been between 8 and 8:30 a.m. on any given day. Once the time... Full story
Montana FWPs’ Region 6 Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Fort Peck Fish Hatchery, located at 277 Montana Highway 117, just north of Fort Peck. The meeting is open to the public and will include the induction of the newest CAC members. There will also be department updates, details about FWP’s Vision and Guide document, and wildlife, comm.ed., fisheries and law enforcement updates. Each of FWP’s seven administrative regions has a volunteer CAC to help guide policies and programs. The R... Full story
MONDAY – FRIDAY AUG. 22-26 Beginning band lessons will be held in the middle school music room. Here is the following schedule: Flutes 9-10 a.m.; Clarinets 10-11 a.m.; Saxophones 11 a.m. - 12 noon; Trumpets/French horns 1-2 p.m.; Trombones/Baritones/Tubas 2-3 p.m.; Percussion 3-4 p.m. The lesson schedule on Wednesday, Aug. 24, will be afternoon only, time to be announced, as there is a middle school open house on that day. WEDNESDAY – AUG. 24 2-5:30 p.m. - The Valley County Health Department is holding “Back-to-School Clinic” at the Health... Full story
A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) Region 6 program that allows children and their families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. Just in time for summer fishing, FWP staff is in the process of restocking the 46 different location sites across Montana's Hi-Line. The "Kids to Fish" program lets youngsters check out fishing rods and reels and basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers, and sinkers. Typically, eight rods are at each location, and a...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and participating land owners will open some Block Management Areas (BMAs) for spring turkey hunting along the Milk River and also one area south of Zortman. Up to 11 BMAs could be open for the spring turkey season, beginning April 9, and running through May 15. Most of the properties are located along the Milk River between Hinsdale and Nashua. One additional property is located just south of Zortman in Goslin Flats, which is a portion of the Square Butte BMA. “The BMA spring turkey hunt worked well for both l... Full story
Scott Thompson was recently appointed as the Region 6 Wildlife Manager for Montana of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. He will be based out of Glasgow and replaces Mark Sullivan, who became the Region 6 Supervisor in October of 2015. Thompson, 37, is originally from Butte and holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Animal and Range Science from Montana State University-Bozeman. He has been employed with FWP since 2003. Thompson started his career in Culbertson as the area wildlife biologist. Along with other duties, Thompson worked close...
