For first time, CWD detected in Montana moose
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
November 15, 2019
The harvest occurred less than half a mile to the west of the existing Libby CWD Management Zone.
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
Survivor recounts grizzly bear attack in northwest Montana
Associated Press
February 28, 2019
Bears attack people in northwest Montana a few times a year. That’s enough for medical professionals and wildlife managers to have developed a special protocol that’s part treatment, part forensics to ensure both parties recover.
Wolf shot in northeastern Montana for first time in years
Associated Press
January 14, 2019
It’s reportedly the first wolf harvested in that region since Congress removed federal protections for the predators in 2011.
Plan would keep about 1,000 grizzlies in northwestern Montana
Associated Press
December 12, 2018
Montana officials have adopted a plan to maintain the largest grizzly population in the Lower 48 states at roughly current numbers if the animal is removed from the threatend species list.
Are grizzlies impacting Montana deer, elk hunts?
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
October 31, 2018
Mostly lower-than-average hunter numbers and harvest success in second weekend, with grizzly sighting and reminder for hunters to be bear aware.
Montana bowhunter injured in grizzly bear attack
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
October 15, 2018
The hunter and his partner were in the Beattie Gulch area and surprised a sow and cub at very close range. The sow charged.
Hunting pheasant in Montana? Best be packing bear spray
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
October 5, 2018
As bears become more common in prairie creek bottoms and brush rows, encounters with bird hunters become more frequent as well.
Montana looks to keep 1,000 grizzlies amid push to lift protections
Associated Press
August 10, 2018
Public hunting of the animals could occur at some point in the future if federal officials move forward with plans to remove the population’s threatened species protections. No hunting plans have been crafted, but officials
Grizzly relocated to grow numbers in northwestern Montana
Associated Press
July 30, 2018
It’s the 20th bear to join the region near the Montana-Idaho border under an augmentation program that began in 1990.
