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Expectations Versus Reality

FWP will no longer seek blanket approval for the program, instead bringing leases to the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for approval.

FWP will no longer seek blanket approval for the program, instead bringing leases to the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for approval.

Here are small summaries of outdoor news in Montana.

By Caleigh Wells for KCRW.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the KCRW-Public News Service Collaboration The California Fish and Game Commission delayed the decision again today over whether to grant state protection to the western Joshua tree. The petition to protect the plant under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) was submitted in 2019. If it is listed, it would be the first species to earn protection in the state because of climate chang...

Gov. Mark Gordon has signed onto law a new pilot program in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which aims to support Wyoming farmers and ranchers whose operations provide wildlife habitat as elk, mule deer, pronghorn and other big game travel between winter and summer ranges. ...

Press release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Many of Missoula’s Democratic candidates for the Legislature support having biologists, not politicians, make state wildlife decisions and improving hunter-landowner relations, based upon responses provided during a public conservation forum. The responses of Republican candidates are unknown because they didn’t show up.

Whether you are hunting, fishing, hiking or enjoying Wyomings open spaces this fall, game officials have tips for staying safe while visiting the home of black bears and grizzlies. Dan Thompson, large carnivore section supervisor for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, said it is important to pay attention to signs of bear activity, especially as animals are preparing for winter hibernation. "Right now, bears are very preoccupied trying to put on as much weight as they can before th...

After a gathering of hunters, landowners and wildlife managers, a new report draws some conclusions on how Montana can better manage its elk population. The Montana Citizens Elk Management Coalition has published a report on the Elk Management Symposium, which took place in August. Kathy Hadley, a board member of the Montana Wildlife Federation and a hunter who spoke at the symposium, said management is at a crossroads in Montana. ...