Latest news from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks :.Ben Pierce | August 30, 2010
A boulder the size of a semi truck broke loose and fell on the top of PPL Montana’s Madison Dam in the early hours on Monday. There were no injuries and the dam is reportedly secure, but river flows downstream jumped 500 cubic feet per second following the event. “We’ve taken immediate action to start [...]
Ben Pierce | August 26, 2010
The dates are set for fall hunter education classes in Belgrade and Bozeman. Registration is required and students under 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent or guardian. Belgrade hunter education classes will take place Sept. 7-10 at the Belgrade Middle School (410 Triple Crown Road) from 7-9 p.m. Students must [...]
Ben Pierce | August 26, 2010
The Madison River isn’t being loved to death; it’s being loved a lot though. That’s according to Bureau of Land Management park ranger Matt Blocker of the Dillon Field Office who patrols the river and helps maintain its facilities. “Use keeps increasing each year,” Blocker said on Tuesday. “The number of people on the river [...]
Ben Pierce | August 24, 2010
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks said on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, that it will appeal the recent ruling by district court judge Donald Malloy to restore endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. FWP had scheduled its first ever bow hunting season for wolves this year. That plan came on the heels of [...]
Ben Pierce | August 19, 2010
Measuring nearly 50,000 miles in length, the United States has the largest Interstate Highway System in the world. Authorized during the Eisenhower administration, the interstate roadways were complete over the course of 35 years. Those routes now course at a relentless pace with millions of automobiles carrying goods and passengers great distances across the country. [...]
Ben Pierce | August 17, 2010
Awareness of aquatic invasive species (AIS) is spreading at a fever pitch, but it still might not be enough to keep up with the onslaught of water-born invaders bearing down on Montana’s rivers and streams. Following the decimating effects of whirling disease, which resulted in a 90-percent decline in the rainbow trout population on the [...]
Ben Pierce | August 16, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its final report Monday on a grizzly bear attack at Soda Butte Campground near Cooke City that left one man dead and two others injured on the night of July 28, 2010. The report found that in the early morning hours that Wednesday a female grizzly and three [...]
Ben Pierce | August 12, 2010
COTTONWOOD LAKE – Thirty-five pound packs, swarms of mosquitoes, blisters, high peaks and spectacular views … Ah, is there anything better than backpacking in Montana? This past weekend I hit the trail with Travis Jester and Jesse Thomas of Bozeman seeking adventure in the rugged backcountry of the Crazy Mountains. Jester and Thomas had chosen [...]
Ben Pierce | August 9, 2010
From the height of Hyalite Peak the rugged crags of the Gallatin Crest undulate south to Yellowstone National Park. Eastward, the high peaks of the Absaroka Mountains reach toward an endless sky; to the west the pinnacles of the Madison Range soar above Gallatin Canyon. Hike these slopes and you’ve got a good chance of [...]
Ben Pierce | August 6, 2010
Defenders of Wildlife, among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit aimed to protect gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act, issued this statement on its website following Wednesday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Donald Malloy: A U.S. District court today overturned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision to remove gray wolves in the Northern [...]
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