New hunting and finishing laws passed during the 2025 Legislative session, along with adopted regulations by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission mean some significant changes for hunters and ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is transitioning to a digital-only system for purchasing hunting and fishing licenses, with the change taking effect March 1.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cutthroat trout caught on a western Montana river. A cutthroat trout caught on a western Montana river. (Photo by Blair Miller, ...

Boaters on the Flathead River near Bigfork will soon need to plan around a temporary closure at Sportsman’s Bridge Fishing AccessSite as Montana Fish, Wildlife ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently released the 2026 "Deer, Elk, Antelope" and "Moose, Sheep, Goat, Bison" hunting regulations.

HELENA, Mont., Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As fall arrives, Montana's world-class rivers, streams, lakes and spring-fed ponds cool down and come alive, providing a fishing paradise for both ...

The paddlefish season in Montana is a big deal for anglers, drawing folks from all over to snag these prehistoric giants from the state’s iconic rivers. For 2025, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) ...

The wildlife biology program expanded its outreach by creating the chair of fisheries science to study the effects of warmer temperatures and lower snow runoff on cold-water fish species.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A new study on the economic impact of fishing in Montana released last week found anglers spent ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — “Before we hit the Clark Fork River, we had to learn a little more about the background of fly-fishing. So, we stopped by the Missoulian Angler, a local fly shop,” says Jason Hurst, ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks approved the purchase of a 52,930-acre conservation easement in the Cabinet Mountains earlier this month. If approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission and ...

A federal judge has halted a controversial plan to poison a remote mountain creek in Montana's Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness. The ruling put a stop to a proposed trout restoration project that's been ...