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About the Flathead Reservation Fish & Wildlife Board

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the State of Montana established a management board for the development of cooperative management plans that include fishing and bird hunting regulations on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

The board's membership consists of seven representatives: three appointed by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Tribal Council and three appointed by Montana's Governor. The seventh member must be an employee of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and must be mutually agreed upon by the Tribal Council and Montana's Governor.

For more information on the board, contact Dillon Tabish at (406) 751-4564.

Bird Hunting on the Flathead Indian Reservation

Bird hunting is permitted for non-Tribal members on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwest Montana under a cooperative agreement between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

2024 Flathead Indian Reservation regulations (PDF)

The following birds are legally permitted for harvest by non-Tribal members:

Pheasants
Gray partridge
Eurasian collared doves
Migratory waterfowl (ducks, mergansers, and geese only)

To hunt on the Flathead Indian Reservation, non-Tribal members must be licensed in accordance with the Flathead Indian Reservation regulations. Call the Kalispell FWP office at 406-752-5501 or the Tribes in Pablo at 406-883-2888 ext. 7200 for more information.

Fishing on the Flathead Indian Reservation

Fishing is permitted for non-Tribal members on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwest Montana under a cooperative agreement between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

To lawfully fish on the Reservation, non-Tribal members must be licensed in accordance with the Flathead Indian Reservation regulations.