Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
FWP prepares new Wolf Management Plan
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will prepare an environmental impact statement and conduct public scoping on a pr…
Hunters saw less success as season closes
The general big game hunting season ended with lower-than-average numbers Nov. 25, with the exception of mule deer, where numbers were more than double what hunters took a year ago.
Looking for plastic pollution in Flathead Lake
Flathead Lake researcher Xiong Xiong peers into a clear glass jar filled with water, plant matter and a thin, 3-inch-long piece of plastic. It looks like a bri…
Smalley already looking to spring
What is your favorite day of the year?
FWP lion meeting is this Thursday
A public information meeting on the conservation and management of mountain lion populations in Montana is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 29, in Kalispell.
Zinke says he will appeal judge's Badger-Two Med ruling
Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke said last week he would appeal a judge’s ruling that would allow oil and gas exploration on the Badger Two Medicine.
Smalley snags some good memories
Remember salmon snagging?
Go green to catch Lake Whitefish on their spawning run
Every fall many thousands of lake whitefish leave Flathead Lake to make to make their spawning trek up the Flathead River.
Resort looks to further develop Hellroaring Basin
Whitefish Mountain Resort is hoping to bring more skiers and runs into the Hellroaring Basin area.
Hunters overall having less success than last year
Hunting season continued its slower than normal pace in week three, with 6,748 hunters reporting a total of 328 whitetail deer at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Pa…
Smalley's outboard winterization tips
If my lawn mower doesn’t start first pull in the spring, I can deal with it. But if my outboard motor doesn’t start, I’m not a happy camper.
Fishing the Missouri was more scenery than fish
“I was gonna go fishin’, but the weather report said ‘Rain’, so I decided to stay home and get things done instead.”
At least I'm comfortable
The wind was ripping and the rain was coming down in sheets. It was, in a word, a perfect day.
Williams pens book on pumas
By DANIEL MCKAY
Two weeks in, big game season still slow
Big game check station results indicate a slower than average start to hunting season in northwest Montana. After the first two weeks of the general hunting se…
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The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is hosting its annual Voices of the Wilderness celebration and fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Lodge at Whitefish La…