The Private Land/Public Wildlife Council, a group of 15 citizens including hunters, landowners, outfitters, legislators, and an FWP Commissioner appointed by Governor Schweitzer to make recommendations regarding hunting and fishing access issues, has identified the top twelve concerns among landowners related to public hunting access and how hunters could address those concerns.
“For some hunters, [...]
September 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks requests that hunters report any sightings or signs of wolves. A gray wolf is, on average 2.5 feet tall; 5-6 feet long; 70-120 pounds with a broad snout, round ears and fur ranging from gray, black or tan to white.
FWP must prepare annual reports to document the recovered status and [...]
August 20, 2008 | Posted in
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Hunters interested in obtaining access to more than eight million acres of private lands enrolled in FWP’s Block Management Program may contact the regional FWP office in the area where they plan to hunt, or check the “Hunting” pages on the FWP web site at fwp.mt.gov .
Gaining access to hunt on a Block Management Area [...]
August 20, 2008 | Posted in
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on 61 applications competing for about $1 million in grants for trail maintenance and development work.
Montana’s Recreational Trails Program, administered by FWP, provides grants to cities, counties, state and federal agencies and private associations. Recreational Trails Program funds can be used for all types of trails [...]
August 20, 2008 | Posted in
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking comment from individuals, cities, counties, state and federal agencies and private associations on 11 applications for the Montana Off Highway Vehicle Program grant funding. About $160,000 is available in 2009 for these grants.
FWP manages the annual grant program, administering funds appropriated by the Montana Legislature. The program funding—derived [...]
August 20, 2008 | Posted in
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host three public hearings in July to gather comment on a rule proposal that would allow state wildlife officials to designate the gray wolf as a species in need of management.
The need for new rules follows the official removal of the northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf in March from [...]
July 3, 2008 | Posted in
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Montana’s $5 SuperTag lottery chances for big game hunts are on sale for 2008 with plenty of hunts available.
An unlimited number of five dollar SuperTag chances are available for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion and bison in any legal district open for that species.The usual cost for applying for a [...]
May 16, 2008 | Posted in
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FASs that allow camping = 105. An overnight camping fee is only charged at 53 of them.
FASs fully ADA accessible = 50
FASs located on lakes and reservoirs = 50. The remaining are on streams & rivers.
Largest FAS = Thompson Chain of Lakes at 2, 290 acres
Smallest FAS = Roche Jaune at 1.0 acre
Boat Ramps = [...]
May 6, 2008 | Posted in
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