Montana News

Applications for Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grants will be accepted from Nov. 15 to Jan. 15. RTP is a federally funded grant program administered through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks that awards approximately $1.5 million annually. Applicants may request up to $100,000 with a required match of 20

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved additional protections for bull trout in Hungry Horse Reservoir and the South Fork of the Flathead River in northwest Montana. The commission approved four amendments to Montana’s fishing regulations at the Nov. 12 meeting in Helena. Vice Chairman Patrick Tabor of Whitefish

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking any information regarding a mature whitetail buck that was shot and left to waste in Beaver Creek County Park south of Havre. The park is closed to all hunting activity. Wardens received a report of the dead deer, which was found

A grizzly bear was killed by a hunter on Saturday, Nov. 2 after an encounter south of Placid Lake in the Seeley-Swan Valley. The hunter reported the bear charging him at close distance and then shot and killed the bear. The hunter was not injured in the encounter. Montana

On November 8th, sixty-two newly appointed officers graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA), which operates under the Montana Department of Justice. These officers will be assigned to serve in forty different agencies throughout the state. The MLEA offers comprehensive training that encompasses both basic and advanced modules

A Butte woman who admitted distributing methamphetamine after being arrested multiple times and found to be in possession of the drug, large amounts of cash and firearms was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney