Outdoors
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What could make a baby bison white?
Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated excitement as well as questions: How does…
Exploring Montana's backroads
If you want to enjoy this week’s Outdoor column, you must set your clock back 100 years or more as we explore a backroads corner of Montana.
Volunteers invited to Hawk Watch in Glacier Park
Glacier National Park will host its annual Mount Brown Hawk Watch Program on Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. near Lake McDonald Lodge.
Prescribed burns planned around Northwest Montana
Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct fall prescribed burning as conditions become favorable, and smoke will be visible from the Flathead Valley.
Climbing competition at Stone Hill makes a comeback
In rock climbing lingo, to crank is to pull on a climbing hold as hard as possible. This month, climbers from all over the northwest are getting pumped for the…
Flathead Audubon honors individuals, businesses with conservation awards
Three individuals and one business received Conservation Achievement Recognitions this year from Flathead Audubon Society.
Hungry Horse Reservoir's west side road reopens
The west side road of Hungry Horse Reservoir reopened to the public Friday, allowing travel all the way to Spotted Bear Ranger Station. The road had been clos…
There’s such a thing as trail etiquette
The uppermost switchback on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park is eight feet wide. Yet the last time I hiked out, I was stymied by a group of young hikers walking down shoulder to shoulder, tappin…
Hike to Sperry Chalet really a one-star review?
A one-star AllTrails review of the Sperry Trail to its namesake chalet by Chris Pike describes the adventure as, “Six miles of horse manure, sun-baked gravel, …
Timber harvesting and wild game
For this outdoor column, I want to discuss how to improve big game populations in Northwest Montana.
Northern Manitoba fishing paradise revisited
Last month my wife, son Erik and myself revisited one of my favorite fishing holes in North America.
Alaska’s predator-control program makes no sense
Grizzly bears in Alaska, called brown bears, that live around the town of Bethel, population 6,325, should have a good life as they don’t interact with many people.
Night moves: Citizen scientists help document Glacier's pollinators
A waxing gibbous peeked above the treeline as nightfall darkened Glacier National Park on Saturday, July 29. Along Quarter Circle Bridge Road, mercury vapor li…
Keep your bear spray handy
Managing grizzly bears is a difficult if not an impossible job for wildlife managers.
Bear attack survivor shares tips for recreating in grizzly country
As he was dangling from the mouth of a record-size brown bear in Alaska, several thoughts surged through Brent Hudson’s badly bleeding head.
Mule deer quotas adjusted in response to spring surveys
While mule deer populations remain steady in portions of the state, spring green-up surveys conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife biologists s…