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…
Cranking for walleye
“Are you a walleye fisherman?” I was asked by the guy sitting in front of me.
With bear season, make sure your after the right bear
Montana’s spring black bear hunting season opened April 15 and it’s important for hunters to refresh themselves on tips for identifying the difference between …
Proposed legislation would fund land and water conservation
Legislation has been introduced in Congress to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Fishing pre-runoff takes patience
The race is on!
Beaver Lake efforts a rare aquatic invasive species success story
Efforts to eradicate an aquatic invasive species from Beaver Lake continue to be successful in a way that is rare.
Frozen out at Freezout
There’s a problem with Freezout Lake south of Choteau this year — most of the ponds in the complex are frozen. The state wildlife management area is popular wi…
Scientists can map hucks using satellite imagery
A trio of researchers have found that oft-loved huckleberry bush can be mapped using high-resolution satellite imagery. One of the most common species of huckleberries, Vaccinium membranaceum leaves turn a bright r…
FWP newsletter great source for fishing information
If you don’t check www.fwp.mt.gov regularly, you are missing out on valuable information that will help you catch more fish.
Spring ice can be most treacherous
Spring ice is the most dangerous ice of the year.
Bullock to establish grizzly advisory council
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock today last week that he will establish a Grizzly Bear Advisory Council to help initiate a statewide discussion on grizzly bear manag…
Swedish Pimples and maggots are a great combo for Kokes
Year in and year out, the most consistent “fish bite” in the Flathead Valley is kokanee salmon on late ice.
Snowpacks improve across the state, but Flathead is still below average
Above normal snowfall in February and December-like temperatures have led to an improvement of snowpack totals for March 1 in river basins across the state, according to snow survey data collected by the USDA Natur…
Monitors sought for area lakes
Love to spend time on lakes? Interested in water quality? The Northwest Montana Lakes Volunteer Monitoring Network is looking for lake property owners and/or homeowners, summer cabin owners, recreationists, and jus…
Time to check those fly boxes
If you act now, there’s still plenty of time to inventory your flies, tie what you need, and maybe even order some of the harder-to-tie varieties.
LWCF bill now on President Trump's desk
The U.S. House passed a key piece of land use legislation last week. Montana Republican Congressman Greg Gianforte supported the Natural Resources Management Act, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 36…