Outdoors

North Dakota mule deer continue rebound, but 1 hunting unit still behind

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A fall survey indicates the mule deer population in the western North Dakota Badlands continued its rebound this year, though doe hunting remained off-limits in one

Outdoor recreation films to show in Livingston

As winter sets in, people are left with two options: Bundle up and get outside or head inside, get cozy and watch a movie. On Thursday, Timber Trails’ 12th annual

Region 2 hunting update

EDITORS NOTE: Region 3, which includes Park County, does not have current statistics. Big game harvest in west-central Montana maintained a steady pace through the fourth weekend of the general

A flight of fancy, on horseback

Horses are naturally spooked by people firing bows and arrows off the top of them, so it’s important to let them get used to arrows before you start shooting. That

Fly tying: A portal to the spiritual experience of fly-fishing

The fly in fly-fishing is the conduit in repairing one’s instinctive desire to fool mother nature and respectfully find our equality with her. To dominate seems a bit harsh. Fly-fishing

Pumpkin carving, for the fun of it

Orange, stringy pumpkin flesh slipped through the fingers of Jesse Gentry, 12, who along with his brothers and mother, carved pumpkins Saturday at Kenyon Noble’s annual Junior Carpenter Pumpkin Carving

Think you’re pretty tough?

Recently, I watched a Cooper’s hawk take off from a rural, gravel road, clutching a dead meadowlark in its talons. An adult Cooper’s hawk might weigh 1 pound. An adult

Bird hunters beware – be bear aware

In Montana, bear country can be anywhere in the western half of the state and sometimes beyond. In recent years, grizzly bears have shown up in prairie habitats east of

GUARDIANS OF THE RANCH

When a black bear came foraging along Chicken Creek this fall, a pair of Brooks Watson’s livestock guardian dogs sent the bear up a tree, just as they are intended

For guests, wildlife more outstanding than geysers

Snow fell on the mountains Monday, a few hours after my parents pulled out of town, signaling the end of a Montana season I didn’t know existed when I moved