Montana FWP

There are thousands of happy Montana and out-of-state hunters today, as the results of the annual deer and elk tag drawings have been released by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks recently teamed up with the University of Montana to conduct a survey of state residents on their thoughts and opinions about grizzly bears.

University of Montana Police reported a second black bear sighting on Sunday. 9-1-1 reported the sighting that occurred near the UM tennis courts.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have taken in three orphaned grizzly bear cubs after their mother was shot and critically wounded while attacking a hiker.

The disease is reported in a new area.

Montana FWP reported checking 10,225 hunters with 837 harvested game animals at its three long-standing check stations in western Montana.

The general hunting season ends this weekend.

Montana FWP is looking for information on a recent vandalism at Frenchtown Pond State Park in western Montana.

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and Montana FWP will host a workshop on how to field dress and process wild game.

On Tuesday night, Montana FWP staff was notified by the U.S. Forest Service of a possible bear carcass along the tracks railroad tracks southeast of Trego.