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Brandon Phillips looks for game animals on the shorelines of Upper Whitefish Lake on Oct. 29, 2023. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
November 5, 2023
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November 5, 2023 midnight
Cold walk in the woods puts meat in the freezer
When I moved to the Flathead Valley a year ago, I was tasked with covering natural resources and the environment here in Northwest Montana. Hunting is a major part of that conversation.