Articles with the Tag: Hunting
Submission from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' Hunter Education classes have been scheduled for a number of communities in Northwest Montana. All hunter education classes are free of charge. All students must register online at fwp.mt.gov, click education. When registering, students will note specific inf...
PABLO — The Ronan-Pablo Fall Hunter Education course will begin Wednesday, Aug. 24 in Room 118 of the Beaverhead Math and Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo. Interested students are required to register online now at fwp.mt.gov A parent or guardian must accompany st...
MONTANA — The March 15 deer and elk permit application deadline has gained more importance to hunters in west-central Montana as a result of the new regulations for the 2016 hunting season. This year, the Fish and Wildlife Commission reinstated antlerless elk permits in 13 of the 30 hunting district...
Ronan, Pablo and Polson Spring Hunter Education course will begin Tuesday, March 8 at Westland Seed, Ronan. This class is for families that want to have students certified to apply for Big Game drawings before March 15. Class size will be limited to 12 students. Students must attend all classes and ...
By Tom Fieber for the Valley Journal Each year we have new people that look forward to joining family or friends in the outdoors — some through hunting, fishing, hiking, viewing birds and other wildlife, photography, harvesting berries, mushrooms or sometimes just solitude. Activities in the outdoor...
2016 hunting licenses on sale, fees change News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — Montana’s 2016 hunting and fishing licenses went on sale Monday, Feb. 1, under a new fee structure passed by the state legislature. Licenses will be available at all Montana Fish, Wildli...
News from Fish, Wildlife and Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold a northwest Montana public meeting on the 2016-2017 hunting regulation proposals at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. Other informational meetings are scheduled in other towns around ...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks WESTERN MONTANA — Whitetail deer harvest finished ahead of last year’s totals as the season wrapped up Sunday in northwest Montana. A total of 18,411 hunters — the highest number since 2011 — checked 1,294 white-tailed deer (1,067 were ...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks WESTERN MONTANA — White-tailed deer harvest rebounded this weekend after a small slump and elk harvest in northwest Montana is up as compared to last year, according to check station results around Region One. At the six northwest Montana check...

NORTHWEST MONTANA — At the six northwest Montana check stations through Sunday, Nov. 1, a total of 5,599 hunters checked 328 white-tailed deer (243 of these were bucks), 38 mule deer, and 35 elk for a 7.2 percent rate of hunters with game. This compares to a 6.3 percent rate of hunters with game last y...