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Sidney Lions Club is pleased to welcome our newest member, Jonathan (Jon) Skinner. Jon is sponsored by Lion Chad Molden. Lion Cheryl VanEvery led the new member induction. Jon grew up in Dillon, MT, and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Montana while playing football for the Griz. He has lived in Sidney for the last 15 years and is involved with the Yellowstone Lodge of Freemasons, Pella Lutheran Church and officiates youth sports. Jon is married to Cami Skinner,...
The Arnegard Spud Fest will be on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Arnegard's Nelson Park. This is an annual event that is usually held the weekend after Labor Day. There will be live music, a farmer's market, vendors, food, games, prizes, face painting, pumpkins, cornhole, hayrides, a giant pumpkin contest, and of course.........Spuds! This year's Spud Fest will begin with 'The Tater Trot 5K' at 9 a.m. There will be a $25 entry fee with all proceeds going to support the Ceynar family. Registration will...
GLASGOW - As you are hunting, hiking, and exploring Montana this fall, be sure to take a break from scanning the horizon and look down at the ground once in a while. Not only will this help you avoid stepping on a cactus or a rattlesnake, but you might also see one of eastern Montana's rarely seen critters...the greater short-horned lizard, commonly known as a "horny toad." If you do, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks would like to know about it. The greater short- horned lizard, Phrynosoma...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Private Land Open To Sportsmen Guide for 2024 is now available online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. The guide will feature about 836,000 PLOTS acres. Because PLOTS tracts can be added or removed from the program throughout the year, hunters are encouraged to use the Game and Fish mobile app or other mapping and browser-based applications to locate and identify these tracts. Map sheets are updated weekly on the department’s website. The PLOTS guide features maps highlighting these wal...
Migratory bird hunters of all ages need to register with the Harvest Information Program prior to hunting ducks, geese, swans, mergansers, coots, cranes, snipe, doves and woodcock. Hunters must register in each state they are licensed to hunt. Hunters can HIP certify when purchasing a license by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Those who registered to hunt during the spring light goose conservation order in North Dakota do not have to register with HIP again, as it is required only once per year. HIP...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will lift the Tuesday-Wednesday camping restriction on state wildlife management areas for the Labor Day holiday week. The removal of the restriction will allow overnight camping Sept. 3-4 on those WMAs that otherwise have the two-day restriction in place. A complete list, including other WMA regulations, is available on the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov....
HELENA, MT – As chair of the Montana Land Board, Governor Greg Gianforte led the state’s purchase of more than 50,000 acres of habitat conservation leases (HCL) to increase public access, keep agricultural land in production, and conserve prairie habitats. With the support of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), conservation groups, and farmers and ranchers, the governor and members of the land board celebrated the approval to purchase eight private properties to enroll as HCLs. “Our top priority will continue to be to increase public access w...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has issued a Decision Notice to adopt as final the Draft Environmental Assessment to renew a management agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for management and operations of Intake Fishing Access Site (FAS) 16 miles north of Glendive on Highway 16. The Intake FAS operated on a 50-year agreement that historically included two parcels: (1) The ‘Intake Area’ north of the river and (2) ‘Joe’s Island’ south of the river. The Intake Area includes a boat ramp, day use area, campgroun...
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will hold a community meeting on waterfowl hunting regulations and zone management. The meeting will be held Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. on Zoom. The event is intended to provide information about how federal frameworks influence state regulations. The meeting will also provide an opportunity for hunters to share their concerns, suggestions and ideas regarding current waterfowl hunting zones and season dates directly with agency representatives. This meeting is a key part of FWP’s commitment to ensuring that wat...
Big game hunters should note the 2024 chronic wasting disease proclamation for baiting and transportation requirements for deer, elk and moose as a precaution against the spread of chronic wasting disease. Noteworthy items include: Deer gun hunting unit 2B is removed from the list of units where baiting is restricted after the minimum sampling requirement was met with no positive detections. No new units have been added to the baiting restriction list for 2024-25. Hunters are prohibited from transporting into North Dakota the whole carcass or...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, local wildlife clubs and other sponsors will usher youngsters into fall during the annual Youth Outdoor Festival in Minot. The event is Aug. 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Game and Fish Conservation and Outdoors Skills Park on the grounds of the North Dakota State Fair. Young outdoor enthusiasts will experience outdoor activities that relate to archery, fishing, waterfowl and upland game. Prizes will be awarded. For more information, contact Game and...
North Dakota’s deer bow season opens Aug. 30 at noon and continues through Jan. 5, 2025. Bowhunters can buy a license online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov, or at vendors linked to the department’s online licensing system. Hunters should plan accordingly and allow for time to receive their tag in the mail, as the tag will arrive by postal mail and not over the counter while the customer waits. This applies while purchasing a bow license at a license vendor, or at the Game and Fish Department’s main office in Bi...
State and local health officials are reporting the first Montana West Nile virus (WNV) detections for summer 2024 in mosquitoes across four counties. Six mosquito pools in Blaine, Dawson, Prairie, and Wibaux counties have tested positive for WNV. Detection in mosquitoes is an early indicator that activity is increasing within the state, putting humans at higher risk of illness. Historically, Montana identifies the first human and/or horse WNV cases of the year within about two weeks of detecting WNV in mosquitoes. “Now is the time to take a...
The fall turkey season is set with 4,545 licenses available to hunters, 110 more than last year. Applicants can apply online by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. The deadline is Sept. 4. Only North Dakota residents are eligible to apply in the first lottery. The fall wild turkey season runs from Oct. 12- Jan. 5, 2025....
Photographers interested in sending photos for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest must follow guidelines for submitting their work. Photographers should go to the Game and Fish Department’s website at gf.nd.gov/wildlife/watchable-photo-contest. Then it is a matter of providing some pertinent information about the photo and uploading it. Doing so helps both with ease of submitting photos for the photographer and managing those images for department staff. The contest is open and the deadline for sub...
At 3:49 p.m. CDT on Sunday, August 25, the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a family boating on the Yellowstone River regarding a body hanging from the Fairview Bridge. Detective Brandon Kindred said their office determined that the incident was a suicide and there is no foul play suspected. Next of kin have been notified. The office is not releasing the name of the victim out of respect for the family but said it was a 44 year old male, Mexican native who was most recently a Colorado resident. Anyone who is s...
Laramie “Larry” James Wyman, 76 passed away on Friday August 2, 2024 at the Lake Havasu Regional Hospital in Lake Havasu, AZ with family by his side. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday September 7, 2024 at 2:00 pm at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT with Pastor Clayton Skiles officiating. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com....
