Outdoors
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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…
Higher fees for foreigners visiting national parks stokes tourism concerns
A $100-per-person charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and other popular national parks is stoking apprehension among some tourist-oriented…
Hunters Against Hunger program boosts food bank donations while battling CWD
Dan Cassidy shouldered his .270 rifle Saturday as he walked out of the forest near the game check station at Olney. He was empty-handed on the fourth weekend o…
National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists
The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to ent…
Hunting season down to final week
The general deer and elk hunting season is down to the final week.
State Christmas tree harvested near Seeley Lake
Most years, the tallest Christmas tree harvested in Montana, as far as the Daily Montanan is aware, takes up residence under the Capitol rotunda in Helena for …
Silviculturist plants seeds of hope for threatened species
The whitebark pine is a testament to strength.
State approves timber sale near Olney
The Montana Land Board this week approved the 481-acre Dog Rock Timber Sale on state trust lands near Olney.
Montana wildlife crossing license plate revealed
Montana drivers can now sport a new specialty license plate that will help fund wildlife connectivity and vehicle-animal collision risk reduction programs thro…
Conservancy now supports 25% of Glacier National Park's budget
This year, the conservancy has pledged $4.39 million to the park, more than 25% of the annual $16 million National Park Service budget.
Northwest Montana big game harvest on par with last season through fourth week
Check station results through the fourth weekend of the general rifle season show steady hunter participation and generally consistent harvest numbers across N…
Shutdown caps off year of exhaustion, confusion for federal workers
When Sarah Tidwell learned she was losing her job with the U.S. Forest Service, her first reaction was grief. Her second was confusion.
Kalispell angler Terry Krogstad wins Fall Mack Days
The 2025 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, came to an end Sunday with a total of 19,144 …
Judge halts Kootenai logging project over impacts on grizzlies
A federal judge has halted a logging project in the Kootenai National Forest, saying the federal government failed to correctly analyze the impacts to grizzly …
Leave it to the beavers: Transplant program promises to engineer new solutions for stream restoration projects
The signs were too obvious to miss, even for a young biologist just starting his career with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Tasked with surveying wildlife i…
Success rate slightly up for Northwest Montana hunters
Through the second weekend of Montana’s general big game hunting season, hunter participation in Northwest Montana was slightly lower than last year, but overa…