Outdoors roundtable: E-Bikes, Snowbowl, tribal bison hunt and Anaconda mule deer
As the year comes to a close I thought it would be a good time to gather our team of outdoors writers and put a bow on it. I asked the reporters to send me some of their most important stories from 20...
2 Jan 202444min
Prairie bears: Managing co-existence with grizzlies in the land of grain
As the federally-protected grizzly bear continues to make its life outside of the wilderness enclaves of its recovery zones it is met with human civilization and the problems that arise as a result. T...
26 Dec 202333min
Endangered Species Act turns 50 and Montana has been the battleground
The Endangered Species Act turns 50 this December. Often called “the pit-bull of environmental statutes,” the ESA has given federal protection to more than 2,000 animals and plants. It has also drawn ...
19 Dec 202354min
Ousted ranger alleges issues among Forest Service leadership
Last April, Scott Snelson was quietly transferred from his post at the Spotted Bear District to a desk job at the Flathead National Forest headquarters at the behest of then Forest Supervisor Kurt Ste...
12 Dec 202315min
Deer in decline: Why Montana is proposing big changes to hunting regulations
Thirty-one years ago, 1,321 mule deer were shot by hunters in Hunting District 502 — a record high. In 2021, the total mule deer harvest in HD 502 was 477. There are a number of hunting regulations b...
5 Dec 202328min
Eastbound bear: Grizzly seen in Missouri Breaks, most east one has gone in century
In late October, what appears to be an adult male grizzly bear was captured on a game camera in the Missouri Breaks. Although tracks of grizzlies have been found farther east, in the Winifred area, th...
21 Nov 202318min
Melting masses: Study demotes 52 glaciers to snowfields
It's no secret that glaciers in Montana and the world over are disappearing. But now a new study puts a number to the losses, at least for the Western U.S. Of the West's 612 officially named glaciers...
14 Nov 202324min
Where should buffalo roam? Montana and Yellowstone clash over bison management
The Interagency Bison Management Program partners met at Chico Hot Springs Resort in early November. The partners include tribal representatives, state and federal officials. When the Park Service at...
7 Nov 202315min
