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On Thursday, October 15 from 7 - 9 p.m., members of the local and regional hunting community will gather at Schnee’s in downtown Bozeman for a discussion on hunter ethics and the future of hunting in Montana. This event is free and open to the public.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Region 3 Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) will meet in Bozeman on Thursday, October 1 at the FWP Regional Office in Bozeman on Thursday, October 1. The CAC provides input and guidance to the Department on many of the natural resource and management issues addressed by FWP in southwest Montana. All meetings are open to the public.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said that longer nights combined with cooler air temperatures have made a sustained impact on southwest Montana rivers and their water temperatures. As a result, they have now lifted the angling restrictions on the following rivers:

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Region 3 will host two public meetings this week to give the public the opportunity to discuss proposed fishing regulation changes for March 2016 through February 2017. The meetings will take place in Butte and Bozeman. Information here:

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is looking for public input on values, needs and priorities as part of its ’15 & Forward initiative to plan for the next 10 years. FWP is hosting public listening sessions (in which the public can also provide input) in Bozeman, Butte, and Helena.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Enforcement and the US Fish & Wildlife Service just concluded an investigation into a recent Craigslist post in which a man claimed to have dumped buckets of Asian carp fry into regional lakes. Details here.

Heads up anglers! Unfortunately, more "hoot owl" restrictions will be put in place (in addition to the Big Hole and the Jefferson), effective Friday, July 10.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is alerting the public to angling restrictions on the Big Hole and Jefferson Rivers effective Friday, July 3 as a result of high water temperatures. Restrictions on other southwest Montana rivers are likely in the near future.

Anglers and recreationists, be aware: The Big Hole River near Divide will close on Monday, June 22 from 8 a.m. to midnight due to construction work on Silver Bridge.

Montanans can fish for FREE this Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Father's Day weekend, June 20 - 21!

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Enforcement is investigating two incidents of poaching occurring in southwest Montana in the last month. An additional $2,000 reward has been offered for information.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is holding an open house in Bozeman on Tuesday, May 26 to discuss the 2016-2019 fishing regulations. Anyone interested is invited to review or submit ideas.