Hunt and Fish in Montana
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you then find a buck in rut trying to mate with a teenager… Also, just a heads up that the sound in this video might be a bit much, so I wouldn’t have the volume up too loudly in the beginning…
The hunting of female mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 319 and 341, which include portions of Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the […]
Columbia River upriver spring and summer chinook salmon returns are expected to rebound a bit in 2014, coming in above the 10-year averages, according to preseason projections produced this week by the U.S. v Oregon Technical Advisory Team. The forecast released Thursday by TAC’s state, tribal and federal officials predicts that the “upriver” spring chinook […]
With the temperatures plummeting well below zero in several parts of the state, there are several things that Montana residents are doing to occupy themselves during the recent cold snap. Check out what this Great Falls resident posted the day before yesterday, when the temperature was sitting at -32 degrees:
For all of the Missoula-area sportsmen and sportswomen that have an opinion on Montana’s gray wolf management, PLEASE attend the public hearing tonight at the FWP office in Missoula at 3201 Spurgin Road. Let’s make our voices heard. See you tonight at 6pm. BEFORE THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA In […]
With the Montana’s wolf hunting season in full swing, and wolf trapping season opening next Sunday, the total wolf harvest number for the state is sitting at 97, which is higher than last year’s number of 89 on the same date. There are no closed Wolf Management Units to date, but that could change any […]
Montana is not the only place that is having its share of sub-zero temperatures, as the skunk in the picture below was photographed in Bismarck, North Dakota, where the temperatures have been comparable to Montana’s. It was reported by Brad Panovich on WCNC that a skunk froze to death standing up while trying to cross […]
Three deer were stranded on the partially frozen Albert Lea Lake in Minnesota, and residents were worried nobody could help them. After photos of the deer were posted on the Facebook page of ABC 6 news, one father and son came forward to try and help using their hovercraft to reach the deer and bring […]
It has been a frigid week with record cold temperatures around Montana. But that didn’t stop University of Montana Grizzly football fans from coming out to support their team at the playoffs on Saturday. It was encouraging to see the stands in Missoula packed with fans decked out in their finest ski and hunting outerwear […]
Looking back through some of Colonel Smoothbores posts, we found this gem. It’s one of our favorites! We decided to post it again, please enjoy: I was reading my colleague Brett French’s post about first hunts and thoughts of a couple of them came to my mind. First a tale about 6 year old Taylor. […]
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It is colder in Montana, than either of the poles. Beware the rapid influx of penguins and polar bears. Also be safe in the cold. The Red Cross recently released 10 safety tips for the extreme cold.
“O what fun it is to ride in a 2 elk open sleigh.” Santa has his reindeer, but Old Colorado City’s Prairie Dog O’Byrne has his elk.
The facemask is known as the ColdAvenger, and has a patented ventilator built in for extreme cold conditions. The line of masks and balaclavas just came out in white for snow hunters. The mask system was developed by John B. Sullivan III, CEO of ColdAvenger, who was sick of the standard face mask fogging up […]
Proudly Introducing the Kit’s Tackle Christmas Glass Minnow Jig Packs Dad and I are very excited to announce our very first Christmas gift box stocking stuffer jig packs. We have been talking about the idea for more than three years now and this year it wasn’t slipping by! We have taken our revolutionary ‘Glass Minnow […]
HUNTING: Hunting season is over for most of us and we hope you had one heck of a great season! Archery is still on in the river bottoms so get your cold weather camo and head out. Also still on tap is upland game bird, fall turkey, waterfowl, winter mountain lion and wolf seasons. Montana […]
There is now ANOTHER reason to listen to the Montana Outdoor Radio Show on Saturday mornings — other than getting your most up-to-date outdoor information from the Captain and crew! Listeners are going to be given the opportunity to win a Montana Wreath for the FINAL time tomorrow just by listening!!!! The lucky caller will […]
Here is John Daggett’s Fort Peck ice report: We have not frozen over yet but I think it is safe to say the lake is going to freeze over earlier than it has for a while. Checking our records the earliest the lake has frozen over is December 10, 1983. The next earliest date is […]
These short days and cold weather may make us Montanans feel like we are living in a cave, so why not actually go explore one? Next week Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park is offering an authentic cave exploring experience with their candlelight tours of Lewis and Clark Caverns. The Caverns were not actually discovered […]
Hunting: Hunting season is over for most of us and we hope you had one heck of a great season! Archery is still on in the river bottoms so get your cold weather camo and head out. Also still on tap is upland game bird, fall turkey, waterfowl, winter mountain lion and wolf seasons. Montana […]
So, picture this…the year is 2009, and there you were…steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River in Michigan, when all of the sudden…you get company……and what you thought was a person proves to NOT be a person! I have seen a lot of bizarre things in my life, but this comes pretty close to topping the […]
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is finalizing a rule that will allow landowners to claim up to $2,000 in tax credits for providing access to landlocked state school trust lands. The program, which will be tested over three years, springs from a bill passed by the 2013 Legislature. Sportsmen’s groups tried to […]
Trapping season is here, with wolf trapping season to open on December 15th, and, if you got some new traps this year, it’s time to get them ready. For the newbie trappers and for the old timers interested in new methods of preparation, here is a post I found on trapperman.com by a trapper from […]