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Warren Illi: Flathead Outdoors

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Updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago

A modern arsenal for ice fishing

The recent cold weather has been very welcome for those of us that like to ice fish.

Updated 1 week ago
Good fishing memories

Here we are in June and the unofficial start of summer. It’s time to forget the yard work and a hundred other “honey dos” that tend to keep us out of taking time for a great fishing trip, hike into the backcountry …

Updated 3 weeks ago
Spring is gopher season

For the outdoors person, springtime is here and rapidly moving forward towards summer.

Updated 1 month ago
Noon shore lunches

Boy, I am hungry for a good meal of deep fat fried fish filets.

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hunting regs are getting more complex

Many hunters like fall as their favorite time of the year because of the hunting season.

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Unnecessary boat tax

My old friend George Ostrom, one of Montana’s best-known newsmen, liked to say, “No man’s life or liberty is safe when the Montan Legislature is in session.” A proposed new tax on Montana boat owners seems to meet …

Updated 3 months ago
Public access to private timber land

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is again asking for public comments on the second phase of a conservation easement project with the Green Diamond Company, a timber company.

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
State should follow Elon Musk’s lead on simplifying hunting regs

Wow, can you believe the beautiful weather we had last weekend? My truck thermometer registered 50 degrees.

Updated 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Elk foundation champions hunting, conservation causes

This Saturday, Feb. 15, will be one of the most fun nights of the year for Kalispell area hunters.

Updated 5 months ago
Ice fishing 101

Last Saturday morning my day started at 4 a.m. Yep, 4 a.m. occurs very early in the morning!

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
God bless the USA

As the old Charlie Daniels song goes, God Bless the USA. Let me revise that song a little bit and say, God Bless the state of Montana.

Updated 6 months ago
Time to change horses

The general rifle seasons for deer and elk hunting has mostly ended. Unless you were lucky enough to draw a late-season elk tag and have access to private ranch land in central Montana, your big game hunting season…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Peak deer season has arrived

For the thousands of local deer hunters who have not notched their deer license this year, your time has arrived.

Updated 7 months ago
Is hunting always great?

When I return from a hunting trip, people frequently ask me, “How was hunting?” My response is almost always the same, “Hunting was great!”

Updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Opening day excitement builds

This Saturday is the opening day for the general rifle season for deer and elk hunting in Montana. This is the grandaddy of all opening days for the fall of 2024 hunting seasons. This is the day that probably over …