Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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NorthWestern Energy, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and the Bureau of Land Management, in partnership with River Design Group, have completed a project to improve trout habitat in an area of the lower Madison River. Trout numbers in the lower Madison River are at historic lows due in part to low population recruitment and limited spawning and rearing habitats. This fall, crews expanded an island to enhance side-channel habitat complexity and improve flows to maintain gravels used by trout for...
Fish and Wildlife commissioners Bill Lane and KC Walsh have proposed amendments to the 2026/2027 hunting regulation proposals released by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks last month. Commissioner Lane, who represents FWP Region 7 in southeast Montana, has an amendment to eliminate the 798-20 elk permit as proposed by FWP. His proposal would increase the quota of the 799-20 elk license from 280 to 325 while keeping the second antlerless elk B license available to any elk permit holder in hunting districts (HD) 702, 704, and 705. Commissioner...
Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are seeking information related to a bull elk that was found dead and unclaimed on Saturday, Oct. 25. The bull was found on private land about 7 miles south of Boulder along Lower Valley Road. It’s unclear whether the elk was shot at and killed at that location, or if it was initially shot and wounded on another adjacent property. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Boulder game warden Jacie Vonada at 406-502-8581 or visit tipmont.mt.gov. Informants may be eligible for a...
