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…
State wants a minimum of 800 grizzly bears in the region
The Montana Fish and Wildlife commissioners last week adopted a preliminary conservation plan for grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem th…
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Bird stroll
Lake whitefish are biting on Flathead
Having grown up in the Midwest, I’m quite familiar with the question: “What do you call a dozen tractors in front of an Iowa high school?”
Hensler new FWP Region 1 fisheries manager
By SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The elk hair caddis is all you need
All those little brown bugs in my driveway, that I find very morning under the yard light, tell me the caddisflies are hatching.
Smalley's boat launch etiquette
Early this summer, I pulled my 12-foot aluminum boat to the launch area of McWinegar Slough to fish for whatever was biting.
Four days in the 'Bob'
Back 90 years ago, a young Forest Service employee named Bob Marshall started out from the Black Bear Ranger Station in the South Fork of the Flathead, went up…
Smalley on the North Fork
It’s been awhile since I’ve used a photo of me and a nice fish in this space.
FWP asks folks not to build dams across creeks
As summertime temperatures heat up and the chance to cool down in the water arrives, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is reminding people that building dams in creeks and streams can have negative consequences for …
Ideas sought for how to best fund AIS inspections moving forward
Potential funding options for Montana’s Aquatic Invasive Species Program were presented at a recent meeting of the Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (UC3) at the Flathead Lake Biological Station on Flathead La…
Fishing Tiber
Fishful Faithful may remember a recent column where I admitted that the secret for catching walleyes in Lake Francis, near Valier, has remained hidden from me.
Ten Lakes: A look at the Wilderness Study Area
Montanans have long debated public lands and its use.
Another rough trip to Lake Francis
“Well, that’s my token appearance at Lake Francis for this year,” said my fishing partner Joe as we pulled out of the parking lot, heading back to the Flathead Valley.
Grizzly committee looking for consistency in food storage orders
As the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee wrestled with a conservation plan during their summer meeting in Polson last week, they also contemplated how to deal…
Bear that attacked woman in Cabinets was a griz, and an old one
The bear that attacked a researcher in May was a 24-year-old grizzly, according to a report issued last week from the Wildlife Human Attack Response Team of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.