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Local hunting input welcomed Local hunting input welcomed

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board and CSKT Tribal Council are looking for public input on proposed changes to the 2021-22 fishing, bird hunting and recreation regulations. A temporary regulation is requested to begin the proposed regulation imme...

Fall Mack Days concludes, tagged fish elude anglers Fall Mack Days concludes, tagged fish elude anglers

News from CSKT  FLATHEAD LAKE – A total of 14,066 lake trout have been entered so far in the 2020 Fall Mack Days fishing event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.  Mack Days are a management tool used by fisheries managers to reduce the number of non-native lake ...

Outdoor burning season closes, to reopen in March

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Outdoor burning closed for the winter season on Monday, Nov. 30.  The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Division of Fire Prevention program would like to let the public know that open debris burning is now closed and will open back up March 1, 2021. For...

Virtual meeting brings governments together Virtual meeting brings governments together

During a virtual meeting between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council and Lake County Commissioners last Tuesday, Nov. 17, tribal council member Martin Charlo made a poignant plea for the public to take the coronavirus pandemic more seriously.  “I have an elderly father, an immun...

Charges filed in Conko Camel murder Charges filed in Conko Camel murder

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Deliberate homicide charges were filed Monday, Oct. 26, in the Montana Twentieth Judicial District Court for the death of William “Bill” Conko Camel, who was killed two years ago near Dixon, within Sanders County. An arrest warrant was issued for C...

Weather extremes mark 2020 Fall Mack Days

News from CSKT, Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE ­— The 2020 Fall Mack Days event has been one anglers won’t soon forget. This year’s event began with hot sunny weather and waters way too flat for good fishing.  Anglers were enjoying the weather but looking for a little shad...

Lake trout biology shared

News from CSKT Mack Days helps the ecological balance of Flathead Lake by thinning the mackinaw (also called lake trout) populations. Anglers help manage the lake by harvesting over abundant lake trout.  

Fall Mack Days celebrates six weeks of success, continues

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — Up to $200,000 in cash and prizes, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, will be awarded to participating anglers at the conclusion of the 2020 Fall Mack Days event, which ends Nov. 15.   Mack Days are used as a tool by CSKT to reduce the ...

Murder investigation needs public information

News from CSKT PABLO ­— A joint investigation into the murder of William Patrick Conko Camel, who was shot and killed in Sanders County near Dixon two years ago, has developed new leads.  Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Law Enforcement is questioning two people of interest who ...

Protecting our most vulnerable from COVID-19 Protecting our most vulnerable from COVID-19

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION  – Through photography, music and film, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and tribal artists, have come together to protect beloved elders, one of the tribes’ most vulnerable cultural assets, from COVID-19. “Our elders are cultural...


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