Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

The head of Montana’s department of criminal investigation is retiring after 43 years in law enforcement. Montana gas prices are at their lowest in more than a year. Big game harvest numbers remain strong.

A grizzly bear recently killed near Seeley Lake has fish and game officials urging recreationists to be particularly "bear aware" this time of year.

Missing Missoula woman Eva Prather's body was identified in the Clark Fork River, Chronic Wasting Disease found for the first time in an elk in the Ruby Mountains

As grizzly bear populations spread to more areas in the state, so do human-grizzly conflicts. Wildlife managers this week were awarded several million dollars to bolster efforts to promote coexistence and non-lethal prevention tools.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has released proposed regulations for the 2024-2025 wolf trapping season. The draft is available for public comment from now until November 12.

A highly contagious neurological disease has been found in a deer in the Flathead Valley. This is the first detection for this area.

River access sites across Montana are seeing more users. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks recently formed a citizen River Recreation Advisory Council to find solutions.

Montana wildlife managers this week launched a new site for tracking grizzly bear mortalities.

Briefs: Bowhunters kill a charging grizzly bear near West Yellowstone; Low-risk offenders are unlikely to be arrested again after they’re enrolled in a new pretrial program in Missoula County.

Montana wildlife managers have released their final analysis of the environmental impacts of state management of grizzly bears.