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Whitefish ski resort sets holiday visitation record
Ample snowfall and robust skier traffic added up to a successful holiday week for Whitefish Mountain Resort, despi…
Hunting season picks up with two weeks remaining
Montana’s general hunting season is down to the final two weeks, and activity has picked up in Northwest Montana.
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!”
Onset of rut to boost big game season
Montana’s general hunting season is hitting the midway point and wildlife officials say the overall harvest will increase with the onset of the deer breeding s…
Barrow’s goldeneye: The quiet bird
As other ducks boisterously announce their presence quacking, whistling, and peeping in the small, forested lakes and ponds of northwestern United States, Cana…
Timed ticketed entry for Glacier National Park next summer brings mixed reactions
Glacier National Park’s decision to implement timed ticketed entry next summer drew mixed reviews from visitors and stakeholders, though officials say it will …
Another Montana elk tests positive for CWD
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials announced on Friday that an elk in southeast Montana tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The elk was locate…
Montana hunter shoots, kills charging grizzly bear
A grizzly bear was killed by a hunter on Saturday, Nov. 2 after an encounter south of Placid Lake in the Seeley-Swan Valley.
Glacier National Park to introduce timed vehicle reservations in 2025
Next year, Glacier National Park visitors who go through the west entrance of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork will be required to enter during a desig…
Big game harvest trends ahead of last season
The general deer and elk hunting season is underway in Montana, and game check station results are outpacing last year for harvested deer across northwest Mont…
Endangered Species Act wielded in the courtroom
Keith Hammer is no stranger to litigation.
Natural migration and federal protections aided Northwest Montana's wolf recovery
A female gray wolf stepped over the Candian border and into Montana 45 years ago. Her name was Kishinena.
Protecting Montana’s prehistoric sturgeon a ‘long game’
Ecologists describe the sturgeon as a living dinosaur.
Two elk left to waste near Libby
Wardens are seeking information on a pair of elk that were shot and left to waste and a third elk that was shot and taken near Sheldon Mountain off Pipe Creek …
Northwest Montana’s rare species have vital role in ecosystems
The northern bog lemming is a small, rust colored rodent with a short tail and a hairy snout. Active year-round, day and night, the animal is often found in th…
Game check stations see uptick in traffic for opening weekend
Northwest Montana hunters are off to a successful start to the general big game season.