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By 1900, only four of Montana's then-24 counties had game wardens. [5] The Montana State Legislature established the state Fish and Game Board in 1895. [6] Governor John E. Rickards appointed the first Fish and Game Commissioners on March 4, 1895. [5] The Fish and Game Board hired its first state game warden, R.A. Wagner, in July 1898. [5]
First Peoples Buffalo JumpState Park. First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park is a Montana state park and National Historic Landmark in Cascade County, Montana in the United States. The park is 1,481 acres (599 ha) and sits at an elevation of 3,773 feet (1,150 m). [1] It is located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of the small town of Ulm ...
In 1961, the site entered state ownership under the control of the Montana State Highway Commission, who in turn passed it on to the parks division of the Montana Fish and Game Department, the predecessor to today's Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, in 1965. It was at this time that Chief Plenty Coups' land became a state park. [7]
September 8, 2024 at 9:01 AM. Sep. 8—Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is recommending 48 fishing regulation changes this year ahead of a fall Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. While most of ...
Sep. 2—State wildlife officials are slated to host three public workshops this week to discuss the future of river recreation. The workshops will happen online on Sept. 3, 5 and 9. Montana Fish ...
Cooney State Park is a public recreation area bordering Cooney Reservoir, fourteen miles (23 km) south of Columbus in Carbon County, Montana. The state park occupies 309 acres (125 ha) on three sides of the reservoir, a 1,078-acre (436 ha) impoundment of Red Lodge Creek completed in 1937. [5] [6] The park offers boating, fishing, swimming ...
The Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (abbreviated as the CMR NWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of Montana on the Missouri River. The refuge surrounds Fort Peck Reservoir and is 915,814 acres (3,706.17 km 2) in size. [2] It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the lower 48 states of the United States ...
Ackley Lake State Park is a public recreation area located four miles southwest of Hobson, Montana. The state park covers 290 acres (120 ha) centered around 160-acre (65 ha) Ackley Lake. The Little Belt Mountains and Snowy Mountains are visible on the horizon. [2] The park is operated by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks on ...