Governor’s Cup Week at Fort Peck

New year, new ice — here’s the scoop from Tongue River Reservoir State Park.

From spud bars to battery drills, ice hole cutting has come a long way—discover with Montana Grant how to ditch the heavy gear and drill like a pro with modern tools!

Kick off 2025 with three days of outdoor adventure at the Great Rockies Sportshow in Billings—fishing, hunting, RVs, African safaris, and even a live lion are just the start of the fun!

The DNRC Cabin and Home Site Sales program has upcoming auctions in Lewis & Clark, Missoula, and Powell Counties. 

Come enjoy the winter wonderland, breathe in the fresh air, and create lasting memories with your loved ones!

Henrys Lake anglers, let’s get you caught up on recent happenings, this year’s stocking report, and much more.

Keep your ice hole clean and your catch ready—master the art of hole prep, from wind walls to fish ramps, with tools that won’t take a dive! More from Montana Grant here…

Applications for a permit to float the Smith River will be available beginning on Jan. 2, 2025, and will be accepted through Feb. 15, 2025.

The oldest wolf living in Yellowstone National Park died on Christmas Day.

Together with Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), Governor Gianforte is suing to halt the implementation of YNP’s Bison Management Plan.

The Bozeman Ranger District is implementing a new ban on the possession of pallets on National Forest System lands within the district.

Why watch a boring ball drop when you can welcome the new year with a glowing, larger-than-life potato?

Report 1: Chancy from Chancy and Dave’s Fish Camp Report 2: Captain Matt McCombs

Skip the crowded bars this New Year’s Eve and cast your line under the stars for an unforgettable night of ice fishing, where the only thing cooler than the ice is that midnight catch!

Montana Tech students conduct bird counts on local waterbodies as part of the Berkeley Pit Waterfowl Protection Program.

The barren top of Sugarloaf Peak towers above much of the Mount Haggin Wildlife Management Area, located southwest of Anaconda.

Weeks of searching and trapping resulted in the capture of a coyote found with human DNA on its paws and human food in its stomach, leading Colorado Parks and Wildlife to conclude it is the animal that attacked a 4-year-old child on Thanksgiving.

NOTICE: Mountain Lion Activity at Big Mountain Nordic Trails: The early morning GNC groomers of the Big Mountain Trails have seen mountain lion tracks consistently on the trail lately.

Lost in translation? Decode the secret language of hunters and anglers—because LOL might just mean ‘Lots of Lures’ out here! Read more from Montana Grant…

The parcel is the starting point for the Path of the Pronghorn—the longest land migration in the lower 48 states—and is a critical link to mule deer migration corridors that stretch to public, private and Tribal lands hundreds of miles away.

Colton Folts, a senior Ecology student at the University of Montana Western, gained valuable hands-on experience this summer through a credited internship at the remote Snettisham Hatchery in Alaska, contributing to sockeye salmon population management.

On the evening of December 23, 2024, Idaho Fish and Game officers received a report from the Cassia County Sheriff that an infant had been attacked and injured by a raccoon in his parents’ home.

Two Portland men lost their lives while searching for Sasquatch in eastern Skamania County.