Outdoors
Explore Montana’s wild side—hiking, fishing, skiing, and outdoor adventures across Northwest Montana and beyond.
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…
Forest opts for status quo on Blankenship camping
The Flathead National Forest will allow overnight camping on a plot of land it owns along the Flathead River at Blankenship for at least one more season.
Teck appears in Libby, fights back on troubling fish data
Key fish data prove invalid in flagging higher-than-allowed levels of selenium at Lake Koocanusa, representatives of Canadian coal miner Teck said last week at…
Area trail projects selected for federal funding
A number of trail projects in Northwest Montana are set to receive a shot of funding through the federal Recreational Trails Program.
Bio station tracks river health in real time
Rivers and streams are akin to arteries and blood vessels in a human body, so monitoring the metabolic respiration and production rates of Earth’s freshwaters …
Charlo angler turns in Mack Days whopper
Anglers participating in the second weekend of Spring Mack Days saw some great fishing weather and made the most of it in certain hot spots.
Spring Mack Days begins with tight leaderboard
2022 Spring Mack Days began March 17 with a total of 669 lake trout turned in.
Outdoor briefs March 24
Outdoor briefs March 24
Recent data spell trouble for Koocanusa fish
If recent data from peamouth chub and other fish hold valid insight — and at least, biologists in Montana believe they do — selenium levels at Lake Koocanusa r…
Groups sue for records in Montana mine pollution case
Conservation groups are suing Gov. Greg Gianforte's administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against a mining executive ov…
Gianforte says Montana not interested in Biden's conservation plan
Gov. Greg Gianforte registered his opposition to President Joe Biden’s plan to conserve 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030 in a March 7 letter to the…
Cat skiing operation builds backcountry yurt
Cat skiing operation builds backcountry yurt
Sanders County poacher still wanted on bear-baiting charges
Montana wildlife officials say a man who writes a muzzleloader hunting blog remains wanted on several Sanders County warrants for allegedly killing a third bla…
Mountain lions likely trimmed island sheep herd to lowest number in decades
The three mountain lions recently killed on Wild Horse Island had unfettered access to a herd of bighorn sheep that has produced some of the biggest rams in th…
New app stores Montana hunting, fishing licenses
Montana has launched a new mobile app from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks that allows Montanans to access their hunting and fishing licenses with their phone — reducing the need to secure and carry around pap…
New app stores Montana hunting, fishing licenses
Montana has launched a new mobile app from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks that allows Montanans to access their hunting and fishing licenses with their phone — reducing the need to secure and carry around pap…