Outdoors
Explore Montana’s wild side—hiking, fishing, skiing, and outdoor adventures across Northwest Montana and beyond.
Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region's disease-depleted population
Wyoming wildlife managers plan to cut wolf hunting by 50% after a canine distemper outbreak reduced wolf numbers t…
Skiers rejoice, Turner Mountain opens Saturday
The first chair lift is at 9:30 a.m. and the last chair is at 3:30 p.m.
Holiday crowds set new skier visit mark at Whitefish Mountain Resort
A cold front delivered just in time for the holiday week rush at Whitefish Mountain Resort, laying down enough powder to notch an all-time single-day visitor r…
Fuels reduction project planned for the canyon, east of West Glacier
Forests along a 40-mile stretch of U.S. 2 will be thinned in fall 2026, according to a scoping notice recently published by Flathead National Forest.
Thompson Chain of Lakes slated for thinning project
A largescale thinning project in Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park seeks to combat a rash of disease and pest outbreaks while reducing hazardous wildland fuel…
Outdoors: Lonesome Lines
Our winter Outdoors special publication features stories on winter alpine touring, an ice fishing derby, and a local nordic club training for a biathlon.
Annual Ryan Wagner Memorial Ice Fishing Derby hooks new generations of fishers
A little wind on the water never keeps a fisher on the shore. That’s something the Annual Ryan Wagner Memorial Ice Fishing Derby, held at Murphy Lake, has inst…
Blacktail Mountain thinning project approved over endangered species concerns
Officials are moving forward with plans to thin a section of forest surrounding powerlines near Blacktail Mountain despite findings that the project would adve…
Glacier Nordic athletes give biathlon a shot with laser rifles
Sometimes, after an especially demanding winter workout, panting with a pounding heart rate, it can be difficult to unlatch boot buckles or dig car keys out of…
Fleeting encounters: The common redpoll
My grouse hunt had been interrupted by a favorite winter bird: The common redpoll.
A snowy hike to Glacier National Park's Mount Brown lookout
Last year around mid-November, we were stuck in the same scenario: almost no snow.
Skiing the desolate slopes of Glacier National Park's Otokomi Lake
The first light of dawn danced across the broad peaks of the St. Mary’s Valley as a cloudless sky was pierced by an early morning chill – a chill that cut stra…
Kick off 2026 with First Day Hike Expedition and contest
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks invites the public to kick off the new year with a fun adventure during the First Day Hike Expedition and contest in Northwest…
Challenges ahead as Glacier unveils new vehicle management system, foreign-visitor fees and construction projects in 2026
The park received 2.95 million visitors between January and September of this year.
Daines reintroduces effort to rollback Montana Wilderness Study Areas
Montana U.S. Sen. Steve Daines has restarted his efforts to rollback federal designations from some of Montana’s Wilderness Study Areas, seeking to turn them b…
Grizzly presence confirmed in the Bangtail Mountains northeast of Bozeman
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has confirmed the presence of a grizzly bear in the Bangtail Mountains northeast of Bozeman, an area where grizzlies haven’t b…