Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Bull Trout Redd Counts Completed In The Flathead System
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Area of gravel worked by migratory bull trout forming a "redd" or nest in a Middle Fork of the Flathead River tributary within the Great Bear Wilderness. |
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks field crews completed the 2009 bull trout redd (nest) counts between September 29 and October 30. The index sections in tributaries for all three major populations (Flathead, Swan, and Hungry Horse Reservoir) were surveyed this year, under good conditions. The same stream sections are counted each year and represent a portion of the total bull trout spawning-run. According to FWP Fisheries Biologist Tom Weaver, the Middle and North Fork Flathead redd counts were about average for the past decade, while counts in the South Fork Flathead and Swan drainages were below average for the past decade.
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Northwest Montana Hunting Opener
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Biologist John Vore checks a 6-point bull elk at the Swan Check Station on opening day of big game hunting season in northwest Montana. |
Hunters took to the field yesterday across northwest Montana for the opener of the general deer and elk season. At the six northwest Montana check stations, a total of 2,566 hunters checked 83 white-tailed deer, 12 mule deer, and 19 elk for a 4.4 percent rate of hunters with game. This compares to a 4.0 percent rate of hunters with game last year. Of the whitetails checked, 34 were bucks and 49 were antlerless. Fewer B-tags were available this year, and could be part of the reason for relatively low harvest of antlerless whitetails.
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
CFAC Offers Limited Youth And Disabled Hunting Opportunity
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Warden Captain, Lee Anderson, examines the boundaries of the the new CFAC youth and disabled block management hunting area. |
Columbia Falls Aluminum Company recently enrolled approximately 900 Acres of their property into Montana’s Block Management Program for youth and disabled hunting opportunities by written permission only. The property is located just east of Columbia Falls along the south edge of the Flathead River.
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
FWP, Plum Creek, Stoltze Remind Hunters To Follow Lands Policy
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Hunter enjoying the outdoors |
Hunters in northwest Montana have benefited for years from access to 715,000 acres of Plum Creek timberlands. FWP and Plum Creek are party to a block management agreement that ensures public access. Hunters have also enjoyed access to F.H. Stoltze lands in northwest Montana. Stoltze maintains a block management agreement on approximately 13,000 acres of their land with FWP that will help increase enforcement of rules and continued public access.
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Great Northern Cycles
Great Northern Cycles is Moving! Join the Celebration!
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Hard to believe this is the final week at our current location ...
... and to celebrate the last day we are having a Block Party on Oct. 16.
The Friday Block Party will begin at 5 p.m. and will include a multitude of events, including a kids race, longest skid competition, bike limbo and cruiser crit, just to name a few. Live music will be provided by Parts Per Million and pizza by Second Street. There are raffles and the grand prize is a Felt cruiser!
... and get this we this, starting Friday morning, October 16th from 10am to 10pm everything in the shop will be 50% off (remaining 2009 bikes/skis 30%off) don't make me move it!
Hope to see you at the Party!
more info here
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... and to celebrate the last day we are having a Block Party on Oct. 16.
The Friday Block Party will begin at 5 p.m. and will include a multitude of events, including a kids race, longest skid competition, bike limbo and cruiser crit, just to name a few. Live music will be provided by Parts Per Million and pizza by Second Street. There are raffles and the grand prize is a Felt cruiser!
... and get this we this, starting Friday morning, October 16th from 10am to 10pm everything in the shop will be 50% off (remaining 2009 bikes/skis 30%off) don't make me move it!
Hope to see you at the Party!
more info here
Great Northern Cycling Club
A Tasting of Bike’s You’ll Probably Never See …
Be one of the first to see some of the hottest new bikes and bike components coming out next season. Great Northern Cycles staff just returned from Interbike (bicycle trade show) in Las Vegas and a few of the highlights of the show are included in this video. If you have about nine minutes have a look, or come by the shop and we will tell you all about it.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Preserving the Flathead’s Fisheries
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(PHOTO IS COURTESY OF GRAVITYSHOTS) The Conservation Fund and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) announced the protection of 244 acres along the main stem of the Flathead River, just north of Flathead Lake. |
On Sept. 30, the Conservation Fund and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) announced the protection of 244 acres along the main stem of the Flathead River, just north of Flathead Lake. Bonneville Power Administration provided funding for the transaction.
The transaction preserves nearly two miles of high quality, intact cottonwood/riparian riverbank habitat important for federally-protected bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. Combined with adjacent protected lands, this property helps maintain the integrity of this portion of the Flathead River and benefits other wildlife such as migratory birds, pheasants, bald eagles, osprey, black bears and whitetail deer.
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The transaction preserves nearly two miles of high quality, intact cottonwood/riparian riverbank habitat important for federally-protected bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. Combined with adjacent protected lands, this property helps maintain the integrity of this portion of the Flathead River and benefits other wildlife such as migratory birds, pheasants, bald eagles, osprey, black bears and whitetail deer.
Great Northern Cycle Club
Wednesday Night Lights
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Just because the days are growing short doesn't mean you need to stop riding ... Grab your mountain bike, charge up those lights and get ready for some rip-roaring fun that will keep you laughing for days. Come out for the Wednesday Night Lights ride with Great Northern Cycle Club.
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