http://fwp.mt.gov Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks en-US 25718 360 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss (pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" comment "ICRAonline EN v2.0" l r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0)) http://fwp.mt.gov/images/fwp_88x31.jpghttp://fwp.mt.gov/news/8831Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:54:15 GMT HuntingFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT The Private Land/Public Wildlife Council will meet on Aug. 14-15 in Miles City at the Guest House Inn and Suites, to discuss hunting and fishing access issues. Council members will convene on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 8 a.m. to discuss issues related to changes in Montana land ownership and land management, outfitting, wildlife management, and Montana's hunting and angling traditions. The meeting will continue Friday, Aug. 15, from 8 a.m. and ndash; 11:30 a.m.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7028.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7028.aspx HuntingFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Three lucky Montana hunters will get another shot at the dream this fall after beating the odds to win Montana and #39;s big game SuperTag lottery.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7027.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7027.aspx HuntingFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT General mountain lion hunting licenses must be purchased by Aug. 31. Resident and nonresident mountain lion hunters also have until 5 p.m. on Aug. 29 to apply for a special mountain lion license limited to a single hunting district of the applicant and #39;s choice in Western Montana and #39;s FWP Regions 1 and 2. Hunters may hold a general mountain lion license or apply for a special mountain lion license. A hunter cannot do both.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7026.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7026.aspx HuntingFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Licenses must be purchased by Aug. 31 for the fall black bear season. Hunters may purchase a license at all FWP offices, FWP license providers, or online at fwp.mt.gov , look under Online Services. Black bear hunters must have successfully completed the Black Bear Identification Test and must present a certificate of completion when purchasing a black bear license. The training and test are also available on FWP's website at fwp.mt.gov under Online Services.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7025.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7025.aspx HuntingFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hunters planning to pursue wild turkeys in western Montana this fall must apply for a special permit by July 31 by mail using an official application, at a regional office, or online. Mail-in applications, which can be found on FWP's website, must be received by 5 p.m. on July 31. Paper applications are available at fwp.mt.gov on the Hunting Page under Licenses and Permit then Paper Applications. Online applications are available at fwp.mt.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7024.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7024.aspx HuntingFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hunters interested in obtaining a special permit to hunt the Rocky Mountain population of sandhill cranes must apply by July 31 for these limited permits. Proposed season dates in these areas are Sept. 6-Sept. 21. Prospective fall crane hunters interested in these permits must apply by mail using an official application; at a regional office; or online. Applications are available at fwp.mt.gov under Online Services. Mail-in applications must be received by 5 p.m. on July 31.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7023.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7023.aspx HuntingFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission is seeking public comment on early season migratory bird regulations for the upcoming season. Here and #39;s a summary of the proposed changes in 2008: Expand the special permit season dates for Rocky Mountain population of sandhill cranes to Sept. 6--Sept. 21. Move the season dates for mid-continent sandhill cranes to Sept. 27 and ndash; Nov. 23.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7022.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7022.aspx HuntingFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission is seeking public comment on several recently approved elk-related proposals for the upcoming hunting season, including adjustments to elk management plan objectives in western Montana. Here and #39;s a summary of the proposals would result in changes for the upcoming season: 2008 Elk Season Harvest Quotas Region 2--Western Montana Reduce cow elk quota in hunting districts 204, 261 and the northern portion of 270 from 200 to 100.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7021.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_7021.aspx HuntingFri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTHunters interested in participating in game-damage hunting opportunities on private land this year need to register with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for the game damage hunt roster online. The sign-up period for this roster runs from June 15-July 15.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6952.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6952.aspx HuntingFri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission is seeking comment on tentatively approved upland game bird hunting seasons for the 2008-09 seasons. http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6853.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6853.aspx HuntingFri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTHunters interested in participating in game-damage hunting opportunities on private land this year need to register online beginning Sunday, June 15, with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6852.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6852.aspx HuntingFri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Montana's $5 SuperTag lottery chances for big game hunts are on sale for 2008 with plenty of hunts available. An unlimited number of five dollar SuperTag chances are available for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion and bison in any legal district open for that species.The usual cost for applying for a special moose, sheep or goat license drawing, is $80 for residents and $755 for a non-resident.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6816.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6816.aspx HuntingFri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The deadline to apply for FWP's special license drawings for elk, deer and antelope licenses and special permits is June 2. Hunters can apply in minutes for special big game hunting permits and licenses on the Internet by going to the FWP web site at fwp.mt.gov and using FWP's Online Services. For those who don't own a computer, Internet access is available at Montana's 80 public libraries and 30 branch public libraries.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6815.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6815.aspx HuntingFri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The hunting of all black bears in south-central Montana hunting district 510 portion of BMU, which includes portions of Big Horn, Carbon and Yellowstone counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on Sunday, May 11, 2009. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for this district had been met.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6800.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6800.aspx HuntingFri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The board of TIP-MONT, Montana and #39;s outdoor crime stopper program, recently awarded $14,900 to 27 individuals who called the TIP-MONT hot line in 2007 and provided valuable information helping to solve outdoor crimes. TIP-MONT logged nearly 1,400 calls in the past year that provided wardens with useful information. About 800 of them provided sufficient detail to enable an immediate investigation by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens.http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6767.aspx http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_6767.aspx