Conversations at the capitol: Wins and losses for hunters this legislative session
The 68th legislative session adjourned in a whirlwind Tuesday evening, with lawmakers making their final votes on spending and social bills. While unprecedented events over the last two week including...
4 Maj 202326min
Big problems for Bighorns: New studies seek to change sheep management
Bighorn sheep are an iconic species in Montana and the West. Rams, which can grow large curving horns, are prized by trophy hunters who will pay thousands of dollars at annual auctions to secure a per...
20 Apr 202317min
Hanging in the wind: Snowbowl chairlift accident spurs closer look at lift safety in Montana
The image went around the country in days: A man clinging to a broken chairlift 20 feet above the ground, one ski off, moments before he had no choice but to jump. What the image didn’t show was that ...
13 Apr 202324min
Coors Light and chlorine: Two Montana train derailments, a close call and a catastrophe
Freight train derailments in the U.S. have come under increasing scrutiny since a train carrying hazardous materials derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in early February. Montana is no stra...
6 Apr 202337min
Counting cats: Trail cams used to estimate 50 Canada lynx reside in Glacier
With large ear tufts and feet built for hunting snowshoe hares in deep powder, the Canada lynx is an elusive species prowling parts of Montana. Lynx range from Canada and Alaska south into a few state...
30 Mars 202316min
Heal the Range: Agency plans to reduce Montana's only wild horse herd
Montana’s only wild horse herd is found in south-central Montana’s Pryor Mountains. This is an area of extremes. The lowlands are desert-like, while the mountain tops rise to more than 8,700 feet. Acr...
23 Mars 202321min
Out of the den: Why are some bears in western Montana not hibernating?
It’s a hallmark trait of bears, a characteristic known even by small children: bruins hibernate through winter. Except, this year around Missoula, many of them aren’t. From neighborhood “trash bears” ...
16 Mars 202332min
Long trek: One wolf's journey across southwest Montana leads to fatal end
In 2022 a male wolf that was captured and fitted with a GPS collar south of Dillon decided to take a long hike through some of Montana’s most spectacular wild country. If the wolf had hitchhiked a rid...
9 Mars 202318min
