Montana Men Under Investigation After Chasing Grizzly with Truck
Federal authorities are now investigating after a video surfaced on social media last week depicting a pair of Montana men chasing a grizzly bear in their truck. Lane Kennedy, a ranch hand from Browning, Montana posted the cell phone-recorded video to his Facebook account on March 19th, which was promptly removed a few days later […]
Infrared Video Documents Wolves Attacking Bull Elk
Earlier this year, Jim Bob Pierce of Two Bear Air Rescue posted a video captured using one of the organizations camera-equipped helicopters. Typically used for rescue missions in and around the state of Montana, but this time they spotted a victim they were unable to help. As they flew near Glacier National Park, they […]
75 Yellowstone Bison Captured for Slaughter
A number of wild bison were captured after they wandered outside of the northern border of Yellowstone National Park attempting to migrate into Montana. In an attempt to prevent the spread of brucellosis in Montana livestock, officials will likely be slaughtering the 75 captured bison. This is only part of the plan to hunt or […]
Montana Man Banned from Wild Horse Island for Removing Sheep Horns
Montana man, Michael Filipek was charged; his hunting and fishing privileges revoked and was banned for three years from Wild Horse Island after he removed a set of bighorn sheep horns from the island. The investigation began after Sgt. Nathan Reiner and Polson Game Warden Ron Howell encountered Filipek on the island in March of […]
Montana’s Hunter Education Program Seeing More Female Registrants
Thousands of would-be hunters will partake in hunter education courses across the country this spring and as Montana’s hunter and bowhunter education programs kick off, there seems to be a trend continuing to rise. Recent reports from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are indicating that female students account for about half of all hunter educational […]
First Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Spotted in 2016
Earlier this week Yellowstone National Park posted a photo of the first confirmed grizzly bear emerging from its den in 2016. The first grizzly activity of 2016 by the park was documented from the air as officials were conducting a wolf survey and spotted the male grizzly near the Nez Perce Creek drainage. While some […]
Bobcat Hides Under Truck, Bites Warden in Rescue
Warden Regan Dean of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 3 got himself into an interesting situation earlier this week after he encountered a bobcat in the middle of the highway. The bobcat continually went underneath his truck and the warden managed to finally capture the animal with help from a passery-by. On Friday, […]