fish wildlife and parks

Aspiring hunters can now enroll in an in-person Hunter Education classroom course in Great Falls.

  Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks has advised anglers on two central Montana rivers that all fishing will close daily from 2 p.m. to midnight, starting Sunday, July 9 until conditions improve. The "hoot-owl" closures are issued for: Smith River—from the confluence of the North and South forks to Eden Bridge south of Great Falls; Sun River—from Highway 287 Bridge to the mouth of Muddy

People and their phobias. While walking the other day with a friend in a newly mown field – a backyard really – a slender eastern racer snake probably two feet long crossed in front of us. My friend, born and raised in Glendive, Mont., and tough as railroad spikes, jumped about three feet in the air and let out a scream heard in the next ZIP code...

State game wardens are seeking information regarding the poaching of a white-tailed deer buck on the Marias River upstream of Tiber Dam in northcentral Montana. The deer was discovered Oct. 11 near the Marias River in an area known as Robertson Bottom, 10 miles southeast of Shelby...

Central Montana’s 19th annual fishing day for youngsters will take place 9 a.m. to noon, June 9, at Wadsworth Pond on the west side of Great Falls. As in past years, the Great Falls chapter of Walleyes Unlimited will give away free rod and reel outfits to youngsters who complete a series of educational stations...