This week, guest host Roger Fishwell takes the reins on the Montana Outdoor Podcast to break down fresh harvest numbers and hunter success stats from check stations across all seven Montana hunting regions.

MT Outdoor Podcast: The 30-Inch Walleye Obsession

Nov-08-25 by Angela Montana

When passion meets persistence, you get Ken, Amy, and the never-ending hunt for the 30-inch walleye…

MT Outdoor Podcast Sneak Peek: The 30-Inch Walleye Syndrome

Nov-07-25 by Angela Montana

Hooked on love and the hunt for a 30-incher — catch the sneak peek now!

MT Outdoor Podcast: This One is Gonna Get Spooky

Nov-01-25 by Angela Montana

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale and guest Megan Buecking explore Montana’s haunted ghost towns—and the chilling stories that may keep you up at night…

Doubling Down with Region 4 and 7 on the Montana Outdoor Podcast

Oct-25-25 by Angela Montana

Discover Montana’s hunting secrets and one shocking antelope surprise as Downrigger Dale dives deep with wildlife managers from Regions 4 and 7…

Hunt in Montana

It’s not all in the the antlers

Nov-27-25 by Moosetrack Megan

A hunter in southwestern Montana, faced with their last opportunity to hunt for the season, shared this photo of a buck they harvested. “Any deer would do,” was the philosophy that day (of course, within constraints of regulations).

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Gobble, Gobble, Montana Outdoor Radio Show Style

Nov-27-25 by Angela Montana

Everybody seems to be after turkey around Thanksgiving….even animals!

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The Bull Elk That Rewrote Hunting History

Nov-26-25 by Angela Montana

This Elk Nearly Broke TWO World Records at Once!!

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When Science Meets Adventure with Utah’s Bighorn Sheep

Nov-26-25 by Angela Montana

You won’t believe how far these biologists went to save a bighorn sheep!

Montana Fishing Reports

Gallatin River Fishing Report 11.24.25

Nov-26-25 by Angela Montana

Gallatin Goes Full Winter Mode—Here’s When It Actually Fishes Best…

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The MT Whitey That Wouldn’t Give Him a Shot…Until It Did

Nov-26-25 by Angela Montana

This Montana Whitetail Is an Absolute FREAK! Check Out the Score!

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Idaho Steelhead

Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report 11.25.25

Nov-26-25 by Angela Montana

This Week’s Steelhead Report Is INSANE — The Best Fishing of Fall Just Hit!!

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The Hidden Workforce Behind Fort Peck’s Construction

Nov-26-25 by Angela Montana

Meet the Crew That Fed an Army:….

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Season tempered by mild weather in Region 2, harvest totals remain on track

Nov-25-25 by Angela Montana

The Rut Is Raging—but Hunter Success Isn’t What Anyone Predicted in Region 2…

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Tips sought on white-tailed deer poached at Blue Mountain Recreation Area near Missoula

Nov-25-25 by Angela Montana

A White-Tailed Buck Was Left to Rot. The Race to Find the Shooter Is On….

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Hunters Stunned by This Year’s Deer Boom, Elk Tell Different Story in Region 4

Nov-25-25 by Angela Montana

Why Augusta Check Station Numbers Are Blowing Up — and What Hunters Need to Know Fast…

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Bobcat hunting and trapping licenses need to be purchased by Nov. 30

Nov-25-25 by Angela Montana

Before You Hunt a Bobcat in Montana, Read This—Deadline Approaching Fast!!

Montana Tourney Trail

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2025 Fall Mack Days – Final Results

Nov-03-25 by Angela Montana

The 2025 Fall Mack Days saw 151 anglers enter a whopping 18,414 lake trout, with Jerry Benson of Plains taking top honors.

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2025 Fall Mack Days – Week 8 Results

Oct-27-25 by Angela Montana

Only one week remains in the 2025 Fall Mack Days—don’t miss your chance to reel in lake trout, win big cash prizes, and help restore native trout in Flathead Lake!

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2025 Fall Mack Days – Week 7 Results

Oct-21-25 by Angela Montana

Only two weeks remain in the 2025 Fall Mack Days on Flathead Lake—over 14,700 lake trout have been turned in, big money tags are still out there, and the competition for top angler is heating up before the November 2 finale!

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Montana Fishing Reports

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Don Wilkins’ Weekly Fort Peck Fishing Report 11.28.25

Nov-28-25 by Angela Montana

Ice Hunters: Why We’re Heading North After What We Found at Nelson Creek…

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Lower Madison Fishing Report 11.26.25

Nov-28-25 by Angela Montana

Lower Madison Fishing Is ON FIRE Right Now—Here’s What You Need to Catch Big!

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Gallatin River Fishing Report 11.24.25

Nov-26-25 by Angela Montana

Gallatin Goes Full Winter Mode—Here’s When It Actually Fishes Best…

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The Latest and Greatest on the Mighty Mo!

Nov-25-25 by Angela Montana

The Missouri River is a very consistent tailwater…

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Surging CFS Levels Shake Up the Middle Fork Flathead

Nov-24-25 by Angela Montana

Read This Before You Decide to Fish the Flathead River…

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Gallatin Gateway’s 370 CFS and Fishing Gold Report

Nov-21-25 by Angela Montana

Here are the flies the pros are throwing right now (and you should, too)…

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Don Wilkins’ Weekly Fort Peck Fishing Report 11.20.25

Nov-21-25 by Angela Montana

Everything’s feeding. Everything’s biting. And Don Wilkins has the inside scoop…

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MT Winter Lockdown? Not for Anglers…Check Out What Is Still Open at YNP

Nov-20-25 by Angela Montana

The real fishing action this winter is happening where you least expect it…

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Don Wilkins’ Weekly Fort Peck Fishing Report 11.14.25

Nov-14-25 by Angela Montana

Big pike, active smallmouth, and aggressive post-spawn lakers are firing as cooling waters push fish onto prime weed beds, rocky points, and deep breaks…

Outdoor How-To

DIY Smoker: Filing Cabinet Turned Pitmaster

Oct-28-25 by Angela Montana

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Don’t throw that old filing cabinet away…give it a new gig!

DIY: McFishing Rod…That Works

Oct-18-25 by Angela Montana

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Proof you don’t need fancy gear to make the perfect catch…

How To Clean and Fillet Fresh-Caught Salmon

Sep-16-25 by Angela Montana

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Check out these tips on how to clean and fillet your salmon!

MT Wildlife

When You Doze Off in the Stand…and the Buck Parade Begins

Nov-28-25 by Angela Montana

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When Trophy Bucks Do the Sneaking…

Gobble, Gobble, Montana Outdoor Radio Show Style

Nov-27-25 by Angela Montana

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Everybody seems to be after turkey around Thanksgiving….even animals!

When Science Meets Adventure with Utah’s Bighorn Sheep

Nov-26-25 by Angela Montana

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You won’t believe how far these biologists went to save a bighorn sheep!

Viral Stories

Montana (Helena) Team Wins $500,000 in Cabo Fishing Tournament

Nov-05-25 by montanaoutdoor

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A group of Montana anglers just proved that Big Sky Country breeds world-class fishermen — even in saltwater. Team Grey […]

Very Rare Footage of Wolverine Hunting Deer in Montana

Oct-19-25 by Angela Montana

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Rare footage captures a wolverine hunting near Montana’s Ajax Mountain…

Bear’s Journey from Montana to the Savanna

Aug-15-25 by Angela Montana

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From Montana’s peaks to Africa’s plains, this pup’s next job is guarding the herd to spare the fastest cat alive…

A Bison’s Final Steps at YNP’s Grand Prismatic Spring

Jun-23-25 by Angela Montana

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Onlookers horrified at a bison took one wrong step into Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic Spring…

Cow moose, 2 calves dead after encounter with angler

Jun-19-25 by Moosetrack Megan

Moose Viral Stories

On the morning of June 14, 2025, Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel received a report that a cow moose had been shot in a confrontation with an angler on the North Tongue River in the Bighorn National Forest near Bear Lodge Resort. When game wardens responded, they found the moose deceased from her injuries.