A fisherman’s quiet day on the water takes a wild turn when an aggressive beaver repeatedly charges and follows him, creating a surprising wildlife encounter anglers won’t soon forget.

Freezout Lake is famous for fall waterfowl hunting—but March is when it turns into a “snowstorm of wings.” With hundreds of thousands of snow geese and tundra swans staging between Great Falls and Choteau, this is also a rare chance to scout roosts, feed fields, and flight lines you can use next season.