In Montana, assume bears are present whether there are reports of bears in the area or not. Carry and know how to use bear spray. Let someone know where you are going and when you plan to return. Travel in
As Montanan's prepare for a summer in the great outdoors, they can learn about Montana's black and grizzly bears by visiting the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' Be Bear Aware web pages.
Research indicates that the proper and responsible use of bear spray will reduce the number of bears killed in self-defense and reduce human injuries caused by bears, but that the inappropriate use of bear spray may leave residues that could
Do not run from a bear. Running may trigger a natural predator-prey attack response. Make certain you have bear spray at the ready. Immediately pick up small children and stay in a group. Move away from the bear, if it
Two typographical errors in Montana's big game hunting regulations resulted in an incorrect moose season type in one northwestern Montana hunting district and an incorrect season date for white-tailed deer in another. On page 16 of the moose, sheep and
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has scheduled two trophy wildlife auctions in April. The auctions are Saturday, April 12, at the FWP Region 1 office in Kalispell and Saturday, April 26 at the FWP Region 3 office in Bozeman.
A recent survey of hikers in Glacier National Park revealed that 35 of the 50 people interviewed who thought they were carrying bear spray actually had the wrong product. "Carrying the wrong product can create a false sense of security
Shocking as it sounds, simple human foods—sunflower seeds, orchard apples— kill bears every year in Montana say Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear biologists.
If you haven't traveled in Central and Northwestern Montana recently, you may be surprised and sobered by the signs instructing visitors on how to avoid problems with local grizzly bears. You'll also see signage explaining the food storage orders in
Montana archery hunters need to keep a sharp eye out for several recently adopted regulation changes for the 2008 hunting seasons. The changes affect elk archery hunters and antelope archery hunters in 30 elk-hunting districts and antelope archery hunters who
As we began a new week with a weekend of big rains the IRL began to show signs of a more normal water level in this area. The first thing I noticed was the huge schools of Ladyfish had moved
Objectives: First, to examine how well eating pathology and other psychological measures have been assessed by childhood obesity prevention programs. Second, to evaluate the impact of these programs on eating pathology and other psychological measures.Methods: Studies were identified in a
Objectives: To examine the relationship between lung function and cognition among children in the Maternal-Infant Smoking Study of East Boston, a prospective cohort of women and children enrolled before 20 weeks of gestation. A number of studies have demonstrated a
Objective: Recent studies have hypothesized that perinatal complications might increase the risk of developing eating disorders. However, it is unclear which pathways might link obstetric complications and eating disorders. The present study aimed at exploring the relationship between obstetric complications
Objective: Anxiety is a neglected risk factor in coronary artery disease. We examined the different courses of anxiety over an 18-month period in patients post percutaneous coronary prevention (PCI) and the predictors of group membership of these courses.Methods: Consecutive exhausted
Objective: To explore prevalence and patterns of suicidal attempts in persons with anorexia nervosa (AN).Methods: Participants were the first 432 persons (22 male, 410 female) enrolled in the NIH funded Genetics of Anorexia Nervosa Collaborative Study. All participants had current
