Outdoors

Tips to prepare young hunters for the fall season

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am

Since 2015, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has allowed children as young as 10 to hunt with a mentor for two seasons without completing Hunter Education. The decision of whether

Owl killings spur moral questions about human intervention

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained to shoot his first barred

Bird hunters need to be bear aware

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am

With the Oct. 12 opening of pheasant season, bird hunters around Montana will be beating the brush hoping to flush a rooster or two. These hunters, particularly in the western

Some tips to make Halloween decor less scary for wildlife

Published on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:00am
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Fake cobwebs and some other spooky, outdoor Halloween decorations meant as harmless fun can do real damage to wildlife. Halloween spending has skyrocketed in recent years, and the National Retail

Fall fishing and the quest for the big brown

Published on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:00am
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As fall begins to feel more like winter, the number of anglers wading into the water has gone down, but that might make it the right time to fish. Fall

Bird vs. bruin: Protective papa crane chases off black bear

Published on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:00am
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It was a wild and unusual confrontation that Judy Lehmberg and her husband Verne witnessed four years ago in Yellowstone National Park in May. While capturing video footage of ruddy

Browns of the night

Published on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 12:00am
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Not until the crickets are chirping does the best fishing begin. The rafts and drift boats, even another angler is nowhere in sight and an eagle is perched in the

Avoid these 10 common hunting mistakes

Published on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 12:00am
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Each fall tens of thousands of Montana men and women spend anywhere from a few hours to several weeks hunting. Most have a wonderful time; a few run afoul of

A first-timer’s visit to Yellowstone

Published on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 3:57pm
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When I moved to Livingston earlier this summer, I knew I had to visit Yellowstone. I had never visited the famed National Park, but was always intrigued by it. 

I decided to hold off on the visit until I had family in town earlier this month. I loaded into my car with my Mom, Dad, Grandma and their 1-year old German Shepherd and we drove down to Gardiner to visit the park through the north entrance.

We didn’t know what to expect. My dad was the only one who had visited Yellowstone, but he was so young that he only remembered bits and pieces of the trip. 

Deer population suffers from rough winters, elk remains high

Published on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 12:00am
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Hunters heading out for the final weeks of archery season and those gearing up for the start of rifle season can expect similar numbers of most big game species in