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Chronic Wasting Disease found in 3% of samples collected by Montana FWP
Montana wildlife officials this hunting season completed a record number of tests for Chronic Wasting Disease. Fish, Wildlife ...
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Two bills seeking to roughly halve Montana’s wolf population pass out of committee
Many commenters on HB 222 Tuesday also offered testimony on House Bill 176, a proposal by Shannon Maness, a Republican ...
NBC Montana10d
Flooding closes 2 southwest Montana fishing access sites
Two fishing access sites in southwest Montana are closed due to flooding caused by ice jams, according to Montana Fish, ...
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Montana citizens push back on black bear management decision
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is facing criticism and legal action from citizens over a recent decision concerning black ...
Billings Gazette5d
Wolf season closes in SW Montana as legislators seek to ramp up wolf kills
Laws and regulations adopted by Montana and Idaho lawmakers to reduce wolf populations were "at odds with modern professional ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle11d
'Declaration of war'?: Two Montana lawmakers consider expanded wolf hunting to halve population
A trio of bills would increase take of animals by eliminating hunting quotas, allowing year-round hunting, and reclassify wolves as ‘furbearers’.
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Wildlife advocates sue state over removal of bear hunting limits in northwest Montana
A group of nine Montanans sued the state Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday, alleging that the regulation-setting body ...
Independent Record3d
One Montana wolf hunting bill loses teeth, other fails in House floor vote
While one proposal died due to opposition from 18 Republicans, the other was changed on the House floor to make it optional ...
Billings Gazette14d
Bill would increase private fish pond license fees to $600
Yet Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks needs to be involved in the process ... ponds more commensurate with the expense incurred by the department to administer the program,” said Clayton Elliott ...
NBC Montana10d
Positive trends for Montana moose: A 10-year research study reveals encouraging results
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently released the findings of a 10-year research study on moose populations across the state, showing positive trends for t ...