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…
For outdoorsman Wells, rod repair is a snap
You’re planning to head to Spotted Bear or Lake Koocanusa or Fort Peck in a couple weeks and have decided, quite uncharacteristically, to check your fishing ge…
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HELENA — Tom Morgan, a past owner of the R.L. Winston Rod Company whose quest to build flawless fly fishing rods continued long after he was paralyzed by multiple sclerosis, has died. He was 76.
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The next step in the years-long effort to develop a revised management plan for the Flathead National Forest, originally expected this month, won’t be rolled out until late August at the earliest.
Smalley gets crowded at Echo Lake, skunked at Lake Francis
Doggone it, I did it again! Every year we get high river runoffs, conventional fishing wisdom says, “fish lakes.” Many local anglers have been scoring good catches of kokanee salmon, but a person can only eat or sm…
How to smoke salmon
According to kokanee salmon fishing experts I’ve talked to, there’s still a few more weeks of excellent jigging action this spring.
#FindYourWay for 50th
Federal agencies and their nonprofit partners have announced the launch of #FindYourWay to celebrate the upcoming anniversaries of the National Trails System a…
Information sought on grizzly dumped in river
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking information on the shooting death of a boar grizzly bear found by recreationists in the Stillwater River downstream of the Farm to…
Grizzly bear on the move: Whitefish, Waterton, Glacier, Fortine and now, Spotted Bear
A 3-year-old male grizzly bear that had been spotted feeding in yards and pastures near Fortine has been captured and released in the Spotted Bear River draina…
Kokanee fishing saves spring for Smalley
There are no guarantees when it comes to fishing in Montana in spring.
Forest campgrounds open for the season
All Flathead National Forest campgrounds should be open this weekend, unless there’s a problem with the weather.
Smalley keeps fishing records, sort of...
Let’s see. When did we fly fish the Spotted Bear River last summer? I think we were about a week late.
FWP kills griz that killed eight sheep
On May 11, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and federal Wildlife Services captured a 209-pound 3-year-old male grizzly bear in the Eureka area after the bear killed eight domestic sheep.
Boating? Don't forget your stickers
About a month ago I towed my 12-foot fishing boat to the FWP Region One headquarters on Meridian in Kalispell for an AIS inspection.
Wilderness walks on tap
Throughout the summer, the Montana Wilderness Association will offer free day hikes and overnight trips in the state’s magnificent backcountry. The intention o…
Good fishing on the Thompson River
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