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Third Annual Youth Hunting Story Contest Announced

Third Annual Youth Hunting Story Contest Announced

To celebrate Montana's hunting heritage, Governor Greg Gianforte has launched the third annual Youth Hunting Story Contest for Montana youth and apprentice hunters aged 10 to 17. The deadline to enter the contest is Monday, December 2nd, 2024. Participants are required to submit a story of no more

2024 Opening Weekend Report for Augusta Check Station

2024 Opening Weekend Report for Augusta Check Station

Hunters in north-central Montana opened the 2024 general big game season on Saturday morning with warm, dry, and windy weather, resulting in fewer hunters afield along with a reduction in harvest success by hunters at the FWP check station in Augusta. A total of 194 hunters in 93 groups

Local Food Pantries Across the State are Preparing to Receive Donations From the Hunters Against Hunger Program

Local Food Pantries Across the State are Preparing to Receive Donations From the Hunters Against Hunger Program

A partnership between Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Montana Food Bank Network, allows hunters to donate a portion or all of their legally harvested big game animals to be processed free of charge. The meat is then provided directly to a local food pantry in the area. Since its

2025 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp Contest Opens

2025 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp Contest Opens

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking submissions for the 2025 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp contest. This is the second year of the new Montana Migratory Bird Stamp program. In 2024, Florida artist John Nelson Harris won with his painting of a pintail. The first year of the new program

Lewis and Clark County Invites Public Feedback on Growth Policy and Future Land Use Map Update

Lewis and Clark County Invites Public Feedback on Growth Policy and Future Land Use Map Update

The first draft of the Lewis and Clark County Growth Policy and Future Land Use Map are now available for public review, and the County is calling on residents to provide their feedback. This marks the second round of public engagement for the Growth Policy update following an online survey

Montana Renewables Receives $1.44 Billion Conditional Commitment from DOE for Renewable Fuels and Biomass Energy Facility

Montana Renewables Receives $1.44 Billion Conditional Commitment from DOE for Renewable Fuels and Biomass Energy Facility

Calumet, Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") Loan Programs Office ("LPO") has awarded a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $1.44 billion to fund the construction and expansion of a renewable fuels facility owned by Montana Renewables, LLC

Game Wardens Seek Information on Two Mule Deer Bucks Shot and Wasted Near Billings

Game Wardens Seek Information on Two Mule Deer Bucks Shot and Wasted Near Billings

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on two mule deer bucks that were shot and wasted on private property five miles south of Lockwood along Dry Creek. Wardens responded to a report from the landowner and found the deer dead from gunshot wounds on the private