Warren Illi: Flathead Outdoors
Explore Warren Illi’s Flathead Outdoors column, offering seasoned insight into Northwest Montana’s wildlife, hunting, fishing, and outdoor traditions. His writing highlights local ecosystems, regulations, seasonal activities, and decades of field experience across Northwest Montana.
A modern arsenal for ice fishing
The recent cold weather has been very welcome for those of us that like to ice fish.
Thankfulness and a 4-by-4 buck deer
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope your day is as enjoyable as mine, enjoying a scrumptious turkey dinner with all the trimmings and some quality family time.
Help enforce rules for private lands
Montana hunters are extremely fortunate to have over 30 million acres of public land to hunt. In Northwest Montana we have an addition 900,000 acres of Plum Creek and Stoltze land for hunting. Since most Plum Creek…
Should younger kids be allowed to go hunting?
Montana is well-known as one of the best states for offering quality hunting. But is Montana a youth-friendly hunting state?
Great weather for hunting, fishing
Wow, what great September weather for hunting, fishing and hiking! Recently, I’ve spent several days doing all three.
Late-summer fun: fishing, firewood
What a great Labor Day weekend! We are now entering the season of many outdoor choices.
Flathead provides a family-friendly Fourth of July
It is hard to beat a long Fourth of July week in the Flathead! Long, warm, sunny days, no rain and refreshingly cool nights made outdoor recreation a real pleasure. With endless beautiful mountains for hiking, stre…
Cormorant purge improves fishing
After a fun morning of fishing and a late morning breakfast, I am sitting in our Minnesota cabin overlooking sprawling Leech Lake. JoAnn and I have been here for two weeks, upgrading our cabin property and sneaking…
The hunter as conservationist
Hunters are the world leaders in conservation. I like that aspect of being a hunter. Hunters, through their hunting license dollars, pay for most conservation.
So many choices for spring recreation
Spring is here! Well, sort of.
Happiness is a new fishing boat
I am as giddy as a kid with a brand-new all-day sucker.
Snow creates flooding woes for ice anglers
Where is global warming when we need it?