Hunt and Fish in Montana
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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 […]
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 […]
“Best snow we have had in 10 years”, said Chris Johnson, Marketing Man for the popular ski hill. Lost Trail Powder Mountain is celebrating its 75th anniversary and is open TODAY! Whitefish Mountain will also be opening this Saturday, and they have a great first day skiing conditions as well. Look for the montanaoutdoor.com ski […]
Report compiled by Carol Henckel Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on FISHING for current daily information. Weather is changing and some days wind can be a big factor. Ice conditions are dangerous so be very aware of what you are […]
When the clock finally ticked to the last second of the 2013 general deer and elk rifle season late Sunday afternoon, I was surprisingly relieved. I hunted hard this year, and I was still elk-less in Montana but was pleased with my effort toward filling my tag. When I first looked at the general hunting […]
With many hunters looking back on a successful big game hunting season, it’s a good time to remind hunters about the responsibility to ensure that their wild game is properly cared for and processed. Under Montana law, it is illegal to waste any part of a game animal that is defined as “suitable for food.” […]
WHEN: December 4th at 6:30pm WHERE: North Middle School in Great Falls, Room 307 (parking available on the bus loop with entrance through back door of shop) SPONSORED BY: Great Falls Chapter Walleyes Unlimited Scheels Big R Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Pro Cure TOPICS OF CONVERSATION INCLUDE: Basic needs, clothing and gear (Presenter: Alex […]
With furbearer seasons in full swing, and snow creating ideal conditions for trapping furbearers like bobcat and marten, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds pet owners to be mindful that there could be trapping activity in the woods. “Trappers are similarly reminded to follow Montana’s regulations aimed at avoiding accidental pet captures and to use […]
A Bemidji State University student was out near Walker, Minnesota, hunting deer, when he hear footsteps. He looked through his scope and couldn’t see anything, because it was “iced up”. After he cleared it, he couldn’t believe the opportunity that presented itself before him. Check out Andrew Seagren’s story posted below from startribune.com website. The […]
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This is quite a video. This amazing video of a young grizzly bear is said to be showing a wild grizzly bear having a heart attack. The incident, reportedly, took place on Kodiak Island. Does it look like the bear had a heart attack to you?
Are you salting your tag soup right about now, or did you end up filling one or more of your tags this year? A couple of the crew members of the Montana Outdoor Radio Show filled their tags, and a few members, myself included for elk, are preparing some tag sandwiches. So, where do you […]
Jason Maxwell and Angela Montana are trappin fools! They each trapped their first raccoons of their lives and of the season last week. Jason, VP West of the Montana Trappers Association, ended up with a large-medium coon hide that was stretched to 24-inches, after being skinned, while Angela Montana’s coon hide ended up being in […]
I recently came across this video that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation posted, and I couldn’t resist sharing it. The thing that made me laugh in the first place was that the spike bull in the video was referred to as a “buck elk”, but, that aside, it’s still a cool video.
BILLINGS — More hunters stopped at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks check stations in south central Montana this year than in 2012, but the deer harvest was down from last year and the long-term average. The number of checked elk was up from last year and well above the long-term average. At the Columbus check […]
On December 1st, mountain lion season opened for hunters who hunt cats with hounds. Jeramiah Mathis, an avid cat, among other animals, hunter from Hamilton, brought up a great subject, reminding wolf hunters that hounds will, literally, be running all over in the mountains. Wolf hunters should be 100% certain of their targets before pulling […]
MILES CITY, Mont.– On the evening of November 20, 2013, shortly after sunset a deer was shot and killed within the right-of-way of the Tongue River Road, approximately 35 miles south of Miles City. Wardens suspect that the deer was killed with the use of a vehicle’s headlights or with the aid of a spotlight. […]
The 2013 general hunting season for big game closed quietly in west-central Montana on Sunday evening, with deer harvests through the Anaconda, Bonner and Darby Check Stations nearly equaling those checked in 2011 and 2012, and elk harvests up slightly from last year. Numbers of elk and deer checked through the three check stations totaled […]