Montana

There some changes in the spring turkey season, according to the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Commission.

The proposal would increase the available permits from 100 to 150 in hunting district 282-20, northwest of Missoula

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two Montana Democrats who could play a big role in the U.S. Senate's debate on gun control are not immediately closing the door on new restrictions.

But both U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester are taking a more cautious approach than some other pro-gun members of Congress who have expressed a willingness to bend on the issue.

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Wolf trapping season got underway officially on Saturday, and only two have been caught so far, according to Ron Aasheim with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks.

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If you were asked to name the most expensive hotel in the U.S., you’d probably choose a posh hotel in one of the big cities like New York, but a new survey reveals the priciest location is in Philipsburg, Montana.

A survey by Luxury-Hotels.com finds The Ranch at Rock Creek in Philipsburg is the most expensive hotel in the U.S., based on the average daily price for a standard double room for the period spanning June through September 2012. Folks pay, on average, $2,279 per night at The Ranch. And that’s based on double occupancy.

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The Bureau of Land Management in Dillon has announced the successful bidder on a timber sale in the Tobacco Root Mountains.

RY Timber of Townsend made the successful bid of $285,750.20 for the salvage, sanitation and commercial thinning harvest which is known as the South Tobacco Roots Phase 1 timber sale

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With a per capita consumption of about 40.6 gallons a year, the population of Montana comes in 3rd in a recent survey from the Beer Institute.

The state follows New Hampshire in first place and North Dakota in second

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Noreen Walsh, the current Deputy Regional Director, will step up to the new Regional Director for the Mountain-Prairie Region of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

The region includes eight states - Montana, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas

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Montana's gas prices jumped off their own fiscal cliff this week, dropping another 7.3 cents per gallon to an average price of $3.33 per gallon.

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A recount in Montana's extremely close Superintendent of Public Instruction race hasn't officially been requested, but it appears counties and candidates are already preparing for the process.

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Do you know or work with someone who is an exceptional volunteer? The Governor's Office of Community Service wants to know about them, and to honor them at a special ceremony.

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