SWAN LAKE — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), Region One, has completed an environmental assessment (EA) for the purpose of continuing an experimental removal of lake trout in Swan Lake, Mont. The proposed action would involve contracting with professional fishery consultants to conduct gill netting over a three-week period …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
CHARLO — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), Region One, is seeking public comment for a proposed action involving agricultural activities being performed by a private operator to supplement agency activities aimed at improving food and cover managed as wildlife habitat at the Ninepipe Wildlife Management Area in Lake County.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
FLATHEAD LAKE — The West Shore State Park boat launch, located six miles south of Lakeside on Flathead Lake, will be closed from April 2 through April 13 for repairs.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
LAKE COUNTY — Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service along with the Flathead’s best birders from Flathead Audubon Society are out every week right now counting migratory waterfowl in the Smith and Flathead Valleys.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
LAKE COUNTY — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks would like to remind pet owners to secure their animals, especially in areas where wildlife might be present. Dogs in particular can cause serious injury or kill animals much larger than themselves. The stress of a chase alone can eventually lead to …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
NORTHWEST, MONT. — Whitetail deer harvest picked up during the last two weekends of the deer and elk hunting season but still finished behind last year’s totals.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), Region 1, has written a draft environmental assessment (EA) proposing to conduct a three-year study to assess the effectiveness of using modified electrofishing equipment to destroy non-native lake trout eggs and embryos in Swan Lake.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
LAKE COUNTY — The deadline is Aug. 31 to purchase a mountain lion hunting license for the general season, or to apply for the special limited-entry license drawing.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
LAKE COUNTY — Hunters planning to pursue wild turkeys in parts of western Montana this fall must apply for a special permit by July 28. The fall turkey hunting season begins Sept. 1.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
As spring turns to summer, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks receives a large number of calls regarding deer fawns. FWP urges the public not to pick-up deer fawns, even if they appear sick or in need of help. Often, the adult deer is closer than we might realize, or will …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Spring Hunter Education Classes have been scheduled for Columbia Falls, Whitefish, Bigfork, and Libby in northwest Montana. All hunter education classes are free of charge and open to hunters and non-hunters alike. By state law, anyone born after January 1, 1985, must have completed the Hunter Education Course to buy …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Hunters took to the field Saturday and Sunday across northwest Montana for the opening weekend of the general deer and elk season. At the six northwest Montana check stations, a total of 3,146 hunters checked 136 white-tailed deer, 25 mule deer, and 31 elk for a 6.1 percent rate of …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
