Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks - Region 5

06/15/2026

We had a great Trapper Education field day in Billings earlier this month.

Trapper education courses cover basic information and skills related to the safe handling of traps and trapping equipment as well as basic instruction in wildlife management, game identification, trapper ethics, and Montana trapping laws and regulations.

For more information on this course, and to find a field day, visit: https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/education/trapping

06/15/2026

Join FWP staff tomorrow for a great birding field trip!

Travel 28 miles east of Billings on I-94, take the Pompeys Pillar exit 23. Turn northwest onto Highway 312 and follow it westward past Pompeys Pillar and turn north onto Bundy Road, cross the Yellowstone River and travel up the hill for less than a mile. Turn west onto Bozeman Trail and follow it fo...

06/12/2026

We just wrapped up a great season of kids fishing days at Lake Elmo! These events are part of our Hooked on Fishing program, which aims to introduce more kids to the sport of fishing.

At our fishing days, students learn about fish identification, water safety, how to cast a rod, and put together their own rod to take home.

This year, we had almost 800 students from 13 schools. We couldn't do these events without community support from Montana Pikemasters - Billings Chapter, Inc, Billings Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited of Montana, Magic City Optimists, Heights Optimist Club and Friendship House of Christian Service.

06/10/2026

There are still spots open in both the Bowhunter Education classroom course and field day for online students coming up this weekend in Billings! Register online now.

Classroom course: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/244764
Field day for online students: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/244765

06/10/2026

FWP has some great teacher professional development opportunities coming up this summer!

06/04/2026

☀️Summer heat is rapidly approaching! What does low snowpack and predicted hotter, dryer weather mean for Montana's fisheries?

☀️FWP is hosting a virtual townhall meeting to discuss concerns and tools to help manage our fisheries this summer. There will be time for public questions.

☀️TODAY Thursday, June 4 at noon
☀️Join online here: https://mt-gov.zoom.us/j/85494196966

06/03/2026

Just a few spots left in the Trapper Education course coming up in Billings this Saturday!

Register online here: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/243586

06/01/2026

The Fish & Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, June 12 at 8 a.m.

Online commenting for many agenda items has already closed. You can still comment on newly added agenda items, including: Elk Hunting Access Agreements, MaltEurop Renewal, Beaver Translocations and Mountain Lion Regs - CMR & ULB. Comment online here: https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/commission/june-2026-meeting

You can also comment during the meeting in person or virtually on Zoom. To comment on Zoom, you need to register beforehand. For more info, visit: https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/commission/june-2026-meeting