The results are in from the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Havre check station for the 2025 hunting season. The check station was open for eight weekends from Oct. 11 through Nov. 30. Overall, hunter numbers were about the same as last year and the long-term average. Except for antelope, big game numbers were well below average, and upland bird harvest was mixed.

Hunter harvest rates in southwestern Montana were mixed during the general deer and elk hunting season, according to data gathered by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists. Mild weather during much of the general season made it challenging for hunters to find game at some lower elevations.

Whitetails Unlimited issued grants totaling $1,122,189 fostering their Staying on Target Program this past fiscal year. Staying on Target grants included those awarded for shooting range development and improvements, safe shooting initiatives, and shooting and archery teams such as NASP, S3DA, and USA Clay Target League.

The Michigan DNR announced 13 community recreation facilities projects recommended for a combined $11.9 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund grants.

The Michigan DNR announced that 15 communities will share $1,920,100 in Recreation Passport grants for local public recreation projects. The grants awarded will fund a range of projects, including improvements at the Charlton Park boating access site, the Newstrom Park accessible pathway loop and the Diggins Hill Park sensory playground in the City of Cadilac.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources' fall egg collections have been completed for wild Chinook and coho salmon and for captive broodstocks of brown, brook and lake trout. Egg collection for rainbow trout will soon begin.

In an effort to enhance fishing in Utah and boost native fish populations, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources stocks a variety of fish species throughout Utah every year. In 2025, over 11 million fish were stocked into waterbodies across the state.

The Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division on Nov. 10 submitted a federal Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) request that would establish a two-month recreational Red Snapper season in federal waters off Georgia's coast beginning in 2026.

If you are an angler participating in the angler science program on Lake Pend Oreille, the logbook submission period has ended, so be sure to turn in your completed logbook by Dec. 12 to receive your free raffle entry and a chance to win some great prizes.

Many of the trout the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) stocks into Idaho's streams, lakes, and reservoirs cannot reproduce. Stocking sterile trout in these locations is an intentional management action.