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HELENA – The Private Land/Public Wildlife Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, Feb. 16, via Zoom from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The 13-member advisory committee, appointed by the governor, is charged with reviewing FWP’s access programs and...

Both conservation and agriculture groups endorsed the bill on Tuesday.

In planning for next years goals, the Private Land/Public Wildlife Advisory Committee revealed there is still a long ways to go to repair landowner-hunter relations.

In 2021, more than 1,300 landowners enrolled about 7 million acres in Block Management with payments totaling more than $7.6 million.

If an online course is mandatory for all Montana hunters, should the state use a carrot or a stick to encourage participation?

More details emerged about a public dispute over the program that gives free bull elk tags to Montana landowners in return for public hunting access during the Environmental Quality Council’s

HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the following appointments.

Efforts to fight suicide include reducing access to "lethal means" By: Phoenix OConnor and last updated 2021-06-09 16:50:47-04 HELENA — According to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services, one Montanan dies every 28 hours by suicide. DPHHS also reports that one Montanan dies every 54 hours due to gun-related suicide; compared to other states in the United States, that is four to eight times higher than states with enhanced firearm safety laws. To help save...

A new partnership between suicide prevention activists, local pharmacists and members of the firearm community hopes to promote safe storage of firearms to keep Lewis and Clark County families safe.

A new partnership between suicide prevention activists, local pharmacists and members of the firearm community hopes to promote safe storage of firearms to keep Lewis and Clark County families safe.