Outdoors
Want to know the latest in today's outdoors news? Below, we share breaking news articles and updates.
A modern arsenal for ice fishing
The recent cold weather has been very welcome for those of us that like to ice fish.
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.
Teen harvests bull and cow elk in same day
Nicholas Cooper started hunting through the FWP Apprentice Hunter Program at 10 years old. He’s taken a turkey, a doe and a couple of young bucks, but he’s nev…
Alpine enigmas: Researchers work to improve management of bighorns, mountain goats
The best way to catch a bighorn sheep is with a helicopter. You also need favorable conditions, good planning and a little bit of luck.
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.