A federal judge has ruled that four Missouri hunters did not trespass when they corner crossed and passed through the airspace above Fred Eshelman’s Elk Mountain Ranch. Chief U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl granted the hunters’ request to dismiss most of Eshelman’s lawsuit that claimed the men trespassed and caused more than $7 million in damages. The men corner-crossed in 2020 and 2021

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet June 8 in Helena at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks headquarters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on the FWP website and YouTube. The public can participate in person or via Zoom. The commission will make final decisions on the following items: •Elk Hunting Access Agreements for 2023 •Private

After 21 years at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Hank Worsech is retiring as director, with deputy director for the agency Dustin Temple set to succeed him. According to a release from Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Office on Friday, June 2, the governor appointed Worsech director of the department January of 2021 and he’s retiring following medical leave, which started in February. “It’s

Like Wyoming, Montana has vast acreages of public land effectively off-limits to members of the recreating public. OnX estimates the public is unable to access more than 871,000 acres of public land due to checkerboard ownership patterns. Most of that acreage is administered by federal agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Also like Wyoming, Montana’s