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 — Several Region One State Parks on Flathead Lake will provide early camping opportunities to accommodate anglers participating in the Spring Mack Days Fishing Tournament.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
NORTHWEST MONTANA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks bear management specialists meet every year in mid-March to prepare for “bear season.” About that same time, male grizzly bears are stirring, soon to emerge from their dens.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 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 MONTANA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wants to alert all hunters to important updates to the 2012 preseason calendar, especially new deadline and drawing dates. The biggest change this year is the deadline for residents and nonresidents to apply for deer and elk permits – now March 15. …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
NORTHWEST MONTANA — The hunting of all wolves in Montana Wolf Management Unit 110, which includes portions of Lincoln and Flathead Counties, in Northwest Montana, closed on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 30 minutes after sunset.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 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
YELLOW BAY — Deep-water divers, genetic scrutiny, and rigorous examinations with high powered microscopes have failed to turn up any evidence of exotic mussels in Flathead Lake near Woods Bay, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials said last week.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
