When the new year arrives, it will be time to start thinking about summer floating trips on the Smith River. Applications will be available Jan. 4 at all Fish, Wildlife and Parks offices or on the FWP website: www.fwp.mt.gov -http://www.fwp.mt.gov-

The Milwaukee Fishing Access Site on the Madison River near Three Forks is closed to vehicle traffic due to unsafe conditions.Ice build-up has diverted river flow into the site resulting in impassable and unsafe conditions. The site will remain closed

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has scheduled six public meetings in south central Montana for people to comment on tentative 2010-2011 hunting regulations.

Montana and #39;s Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking comment on a draft environmental assessment of a proposal to relocate a total of 88 brucellosis-free bison from a quarantine facility near Gardiner to a Montana ranch and a Wyoming state

The 2010 Missoula bowhunter education class schedule has been set, and registration for January and February classes opens Monday, Jan. 4.

Mountain lions are found across much of Montana and the western United States. Lion populations have been increasing since the mid-1960s and at the same time so have human populations. Montana's human population growth has led to more urban developments

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) will present an update on the proposed Fish Creek land acquisition project to the Mineral County Commissioners on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. at the Commissioner's office in Superior.