How many wolves are left in Montana? Nobody knows. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks admitted that its iPOM counting method over-estimated wolf numbers for years. Instead of 1,094 wolves, FWP’s revised iPOM 2.0 method now estimates that Montana’s population is 725 wolves—34% less. Longtime wolf researchers say the population is closer to 400 wolves. Either […]
Continued rising air and water temperatures across western Montana has prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to add additional fishing restrictions and closures along the Bitterroot drainage during the weekend. Daily hoot-owl restrictions began on Aug. 1, prohibiting fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight. These restrictions are intended to prevent excessive fish mortality due to […]
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks confirmed last week the detection of non-native brown trout in two sections of the Flathead Watershed and is asking anglers for help to determine the extent of the species. A brown trout was detected in Ashley Lake, west of the Flathead River, and an angler also reported catching a brown […]
There are several hundred fewer wolves in Montana than previously estimated by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. That’s according to the department’s latest report showing the wolf population in Montana has likely been overestimated for years, leading to a recommendation that the upcoming hunting and trapping quota be cut in half. Wildlife managers in Montana […]
Anglers, floaters and other water-loving members of the public can access a new chunk of public land in the upper Yellowstone River, following Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ acquisition of Siskin Island this month. The 82-acre island sits between Mallards Rest and Pine Creek fishing access sites roughly 13 miles south of Livingston on the […]
