Wildlife and Parks

A law that allows people to harvest the meat of deer, elk, moose and antelope that are slain by vehicles in Montana has gone into effect, but those who are hungry for roadkill will need to wait just a few months longer to turn on the grill.

When Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials received the above picture from a fishing expedition to Seeley Lake, there was a sense of alarm. The photograph clearly shows a smallmouth bass, a species that is not native to Montana.

The Missoula County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks vehicle break-in that occurred Monday, September 9, inside a closed and fenced lot.

The time is now if you want to see  a really amazing wonder of nature. I just got word from Bruce Auchly, with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in Great Falls. He says the snow geese migration is underway at Freeezeout Lake WMA. Estimates are that some 50,000-100,000 of the birds are already there...

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks officials knew other animals than wolves would be caught in wolf traps, and so far, they have been proved right.

Wolf trapping season got underway officially on Saturday, and only two have been caught so far, according to Ron Aasheim with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks.