Outdoors
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Glacier Park transportation plan calls for more parking, more shuttles
Glacier National Park officials revealed preliminary plans for a permanent transportation plan for the Going-to-th…
Big game season: White-tail harvest remains up
Montana’s general hunting season is in full swing, and hunters are experiencing the arrival of winter weather in northwest Montana.
Conservation groups sue over Montana wolf harvest rules
Two conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana and its wildlife management agency alleging it illegally set hunting and trapping pol…
Rare moose hunt a test of perseverance for Flathead Valley man
Hunters who have been in the game for any appreciable length of time know they must exercise great patience and perseverance in the pursuit of success.
Hunting Regs: UM wildlife researchers seek to clarify the complicated
Coming in at a weighty 143 pages, Montana’s 2022 book of deer, elk and antelope hunting regulations is an impressive tome listing license costs, permit drawing…
Black-backed woodpecker suits its name
Picus is Latin for woodpecker, from a legend in which the enchantress Circe turned Picus, the son of Saturn, into a woodpecker; -oides is Greek for “resembling…
Northwest Montana hunters have mixed results opening weekend
The opening weekend of the general big game season brought mixed results for hunters in Northwest Montana.
Whitefish's Parkin Costain featured in new ski flick
From a young grom shredding around Whitefish Mountain Resort to a professional skier riding spines in Alaska for Teton Gravity Research, Parkin Costain is hopi…
College wrestler saves teammate from grizzly bear mauling
A college wrestler from a small Wyoming school helped his teammate survive a grizzly mauling over the weekend by trying to wrestle the massive bear off his fri…
Glacier proposes to remove non-native fish from Gunsight Lake
Glacier National Park is looking for public comment on a proposed plan to use fish poison to remove non-native rainbow trout from Gunsight Lake.
Prescribed burns planned around Northwest Montana
The Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct fall prescribed fire projects when weather, fuel conditions, and air quality become favorable.
Mussel tainted boat snagged in Whitefish
On Aug. 31, a mussel-infested boat attempting to launch in Whitefish Lake was stopped by the Whitefish Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Inspection Program.
Whitefish Trail opens new loops at Holbrook
The Whitefish Trail recently added almost 4 miles of looped trails with tremendous vistas accessible from Big Mountain Road while also making progress on anoth…
Fall Mack Days tournament begins next week
The Fall Mack Days fishing tournament on Flathead Lake begins Sept. 15 and ends Nov. 13.
Glacier Park moves into fall operation schedule
As the autumn season approaches, operations in Glacier National park will start winding down, park officials announced Friday.
Judge won't block Idaho wolf trapping, snaring regulations
Trappers can continue pursuing wolves under Idaho's current regulations after a federal judge rejected a request by conservation groups to temporarily block th…