Montana Governor Announces Public Land Access Plan
In front of a crowd of about 30 spectators, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock unveiled his three-pronged public lands and access agenda earlier this week at Riverfront Park in Billings. “These plans are not only the right thing to do for Montanans and their families and future generations, they’re also the right thing to do […]
Poll Shows Montanans Believe Public Lands to be Economically Beneficial
Administered using both wireless and landline telephone interviews, the University of Montana released the results of its most recent poll of 500 registered voters in the state of Montana. What they found was that Montana residents believe strongly in the economic benefits and enhanced quality of life federal public lands afford the people of […]
Montana Wildlife Officials Kill Grizzly Bear from Helicopter
A 6 ½ year-old female grizzly bear was shot by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials after repeatedly killing sheep at a ranch near the Dry Fork of the Marias River. The bear was located on a plot of private land and Craig Glazier of Wildlife Services shot the grizzly as they circled the […]
Washington Man Gets Jail Time for Killing Grizzly Bear
In May 2015, Shalako Katzer of Mead, Washington, and his family set up for a camping trip at the Yaak Falls Campground in the Kootenai National Forest area in western Montana. After getting wind of a grizzly bear heading toward the campground, Katzer and his brother grabbed their firearms in preparation for the bear’s […]
Montana Commission Shoots Down Wolf Hunting Quota Increases
Earlier in the month, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks tabled a proposal to the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission that contained their recommendation of tripling the wolf hunting quota in an area bordering Yellowstone National Park. In the proposal, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recommended that the quota of wolf harvest be bumped up […]
Montana Officials Propose to Triple Wolf Harvest Near Yellowstone Border
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks tabled a proposal that would potentially increase the annual harvest of gray wolves from two wolves to six in one district closely bordering Yellowstone National Park. The proposal comes as state officials, hunters and hunters cite a declining elk population since the wolves were reintroduced the Yellowstone ecosystem back […]
Montana Professor Receives Grant to Continue World’s Longest Running Elk Study
University of Montana Associate Professor Mark Hebblewhite has been investigating and studying migratory elk since 2001 and received adequate funding to continue his study. Hebblewhite’s study is now the longest running elk study in the world after a 16-year project ended at Montana State University in 2011. “Traditionally, about 95% of the elk herd migrated […]
Montana Man Gets Jail Time for Poaching Two Bull Elk
Casey T. McGee of Great Falls, Montana has plead guilty to illegally killing two bull elk in the Elkhorn Mountains after being charged last year. He is charged with two misdemeanor counts of hunting without a valid permit and a misdemeanor charge of illegal possession of a game animal. In total, his sentence includes fines, […]
Video: MT. Officials Release Captured Grizzly Bear
After cleaning out some chicken coops north of Columbia Falls, Montana, this three year old grizzly was captured by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Yesterday, officials from the department released the 211 pound male grizzly bear back into the North Fork of the Flathead drainage and let the cameras roll for an up-close and personal […]
Watch: Awesome Footage of a Mountain Lion and Bear Encounter
While out on a bear hunt, the guys at Montana WildOutdoors spot a one of a kind encounter between a cinnamon-phase black bear and a mountain lion. Watch the Footage Below: