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Montana’s bison hunt is set to open Nov. 15 in areas in southwestern Montana near Yellowstone National Park. The annual hunt attracted more than 10,420 individual applicants for a limited number of either-sex bison licenses. Sixty-nine residents and three nonresidents were successful in the drawing. Up to 200 second-choice applicants could be called to participate but only if enough bison migrate into the state from YNP. The bison season will close Feb. 15, 2016. BIG GAME SEASONS UNDERWAY Antelope Open through Nov. 8 Bighorn Sheep Open t... Full story
Shane Sinclair, 15, shot this beautiful antelope south of Forsyth on Oct. 26. Shane is a freshman at Glasgow High School.... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Havre game check station was fairly active over the weekend of general deer and elk opener, with most species seeing an increase in harvest from the past few years. This is the third weekend that the check station has been open. Weather conditions over the opening weekend of general big game season were warm and dry with very little wind. There were 221 hunters in 113 parties checked, which was up 23% from 2014. Hunter numbers were lower on Saturday, but activity picked up on Sunday when the majority (71%) o...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Bureau of Land Management would like outdoor enthusiasts to be “Bear Aware,” even in Region 6. Although bear encounters are rare in most of Region 6, there are currently some bears present in the Little Rockies and the Bears Paw Mountains. In addition, bears are occasionally found wandering far from their traditional areas, and preventative measures should always be taken to prevent wildlife encounters. FWP recently relocated a black bear that was rummaging through garbage cans at Camp Creek campground,...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is reminding youngsters that a hunt for deer, limited to eligible hunters between the ages of 12–15, will take place this Thursday and Friday, Oct. 15–16, 2015. These dates coincide with Montana's annual 2-day teachers' convention, which are no-school days for most public school students. The 2-day youth hunt is open to: -Legally licensed 12-15 year olds who have completed hunter education and who are accompanied by a non-hunting adult at least 18 years of age... Full story
ANTELOPE Montana antelope populations are continuing to recover and grow from previous years’ winter kills and low fawn numbers in central and eastern Montana. This year, there are even a few more special licenses available reflecting that improving status. Successful antelope-license applicants may recognize increased fawn production in many areas as populations respond to this year’s favorable weather and habitat conditions. Montana’s antelope archery season will close Oct. 9. The general rifle season for antelope will run Oct. 10-Nov. 8. Her...
This bunch of young hunters took full advantage of the youth-only pheasant and waterfowl hunt this past weekend. Enjoying their bountiful pheasants from south of Hinsdale were, left to right, Trey Johnson, Loden Idler, Montaya Idler, Kristian Price, Gage Siefert, and Danika Hillman.... Full story
For wild upland birds—grouse and pheasants and such—it’s all about the hatch and chick survival. Well, almost all. A really bad winter can knock things back for a year or two but generally, if there is a good hatch and good survival among the chicks, especially a few years in a row, there will be great hunting. Looking back a few years, Montana’s seen good hatches and good survival for game birds. So, at a state-wide scale, things should be pretty good for hunters this fall. Conditions for nesting and brood survival, however, can vary widely...
Opening day for most of Montana’s upland game bird hunting seasons occur on the same day every year—Sept. 1. The exception is for pheasants. The 2015 general pheasant season opens Oct. 10. Here are the statewide hunting-season dates for upland game birds: Sept. 1–Jan. 1, 2016 Mountain grouse, Partridge, Sharp-tailed grouse, Turkey (fall season) Sept. 1–Sept. 30 Sage grouse. Closed in much of the southern and northern portions of Montana. Sept. 26–27 Youth Only: Special Pheasant Weekend Oct. 10–Jan. 1, 2016 Pheasant... Full story
Montana’s archery-only hunting season for deer, elk, antelope, wolf, mountain lion and black bear begins Sept. 5. The bighorn sheep archery season also begins Sept. 5. A $10 bow and arrow license, plus the proper hunting license, is required during the deer, elk, antelope, black bear, wolf, mountain lion and bighorn sheep archery only season or to hunt in areas limited to only archery equipment. Depending on the species and hunting district, some licenses were available only by special drawing. For details on legal archery equipment and the d... Full story
A free youth outdoor skills event is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Glasgow Trap Club. The event is organized and funded by donations and volunteers from the National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited, The Glasgow Trap Club, and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The event - which will include clay pigeon, turkey silhouette and pellet-gun shooting stations, a casting clinic, as well as an archery range with 3-D hunting targets - is open to all youths up to 18 years old. Due to safety concerns, youths 9 and under can participate... Full story
Zachary Morgan (29) of Prineville, Ore., and a juvenile (17) of Harlem were separately charged in an incident involving a poached elk in Choteau County. On Sept. 28, 2014, the juvenile illegally shot and killed a bull elk east of Big Sandy on Coal Mine Road. The juvenile did not have a license and initially left the area without taking the elk. When the juvenile returned to the site of the kill, Morgan, who possessed a state issued special permit for hunting district 680, had tagged the elk and...
