Saturday, November 16, 2024

Avoid conflicts with wildlife as WMAs open May 15

Most of Montana’s 76 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) open on May 15 at noon, and with the long winter and heavy snowpack wildlife still have limited areas, in some places, left to forage.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

State Park land exchange proposed

Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed Land Exchange at Lake Mary Ronan State Park located near Dayton. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, May 23 at 5 p.m.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Be bear aware as bears emerge from dens

Grizzly and black bears are emerging from dens, based on radio collar locations, track reports, and observations. Biologists say that males tend to emerge earlier than females; with the warming weather and increasing day length, more bears will be emerging in the coming weeks. As grizzly and black bears emerge, …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hunter and bowhunter education instructors honored

THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

BEWARE: Stage 1 fire restrictions in place

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) Region 1 will adopt
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Mixed bag for non-resident big game license applications

A voter-approved price increase for some Montana nonresident hunting licenses likely resulted in about 1,200 big game combination licenses remaining for sale after the March 15 application deadline.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Guest Column: Talking wild turkey

First-time turkey hunters have some serious research to do in a short period of time, if they haven’t already begun. Montana’s spring turkey season opened April 10 and runs to May 16.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Column: Be careful ordering online critters

The Internet makes a whole jungle full of “exotic” species available for delivery directly to your home. They may look harmless on the computer screen, but in reality most are not.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO