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…
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At the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem meeting last week, agencies gathered to provide updates on their fall projects of the predominantly bear-ish kind.
Smalley gets sticker shock in Idaho, catches a 7-inch crappie
Last week I drove to Sandpoint, Idaho to attend the 44th annual conference of the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association.
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There’s a small, nameless creek in Glacier we’ve been exploring lately. The first attempts were in winter. One day we turned around because of darkness, the ot…
Smalley experiences Mack Days and a fish filleter
Fishful Faithful should know by now that I’ve never shown much interest in Mack Days.
Bull trout catch cards prove successful
Back in 1998 when bull trout were first put on the Endangered Species List, there was a local problem. The popular bull trout fishery in the Hungry Horse Reser…
Smalley's Tips for fishing Pine Grove Pond
Pine Grove Pond opened last Saturday.
Conservancy awarded for trail work and bark ranger
The Glacier National Park Conservancy was recently awarded twice for its work with the Park.
A meadowlark, an eagle, a duck and a skunk
It’s been a somewhat sad and interesting week in the woods.
Pine Grove Pond opens with new fishing piers
The Pine Grove Pond Fishing Access Site opens April 8 for the summer fishing season. Pine Grove Pond is a popular family fishing pond at Rose Creek Crossing.
FVCC hosts logger sports April 8
The Flathead Valley Community College logger sports team will host the 2017 Stumpjumper Days competition April 8. The event is free and open to the public. It will run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the FVCC Logger Sports Are…
Get out the bear spray, put away the bird feeders, bears are awake
Grizzly and black bears are leaving their dens according to radio collar locations, track reports and observations from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. FWP a…
Megafires presentation at FVCC
The community is invited to a presentation on the “Era of Megafires” April 25, at the Flathead Valley Community College, Arts and Technology Building Room 139 at 6 p.m.
USFS needs help with identifying trails in need
The Northern Region of the U.S. Forest Service invites the public to help identify trails that need maintenance.
This 'fly' fishing is close to jigging
In the last couple of years there’s been considerable buzz in the freshwater fly fishing world concerning, so-called, “balanced flies.”
The best fish dinners ever
Have you ever eaten a fish dinner so good you’ve remembered it the rest of your life?