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

The Milk River Gospel Jamboree will celebrate its 20th anniversary on June 2325 with award-winning singers, musicians and groups from the U.S. and Canada at Malta High School. The jamboree will begin Friday with a meal served from 5 to 5:45 p.m., concert 6-9 p.m. Activities resume Saturday 1-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. with a meal served in-between and continue on Sunday with lunch from 11:30 a.m. to