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• Brett French reports: Collars reveal wild treks by migratory mule deer

  Don’t let their backyard snacking fool you—Cody, Wyoming’s mule deer are world-class migrators. Read more from Brett French here.

• Brett French reports: Property owner group appeals elk lawsuit

  Montana’s elk management debate heats up as ranches, lawsuits, and wily elk take center stage! Is it about population control or just keeping elk in check?

• Brett French reports: Fish and Wildlife Commission restricts catch limit

  Going against the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ staff recommendations, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission recently restricted raising […]

• Brett French reports: Judith River land donated for state park

  A history-rich parcel of land along the Judith and Missouri rivers in north-central Montana has been donated to the Montana […]

• Brett French reports: Study adds new understanding of chronic wasting diseasets:

  A recently published study conducted at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton mapped […]

• Brett French reports: 10-year Montana moose study wraps up

  There was a lot of concern 11 years ago when Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks started a 10-year study of […]

• Brett French presents: River advisory council drafting ideas

  An advisory council created by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to provide guidance on river recreation has come up with […]

• Brett French reports: Big medicine’ for combat veterans

  Post-9/11 combat veterans can now learn the sport of archery hunting through Bozeman-based Warriors & Quiet Waters. The nonprofit began […]

• Brett French Reports: Forest Service: Budget restrictions won’t affect Montana avalanche centers

  As Congress has delayed finalizing the federal budget for fiscal year 2025, the Forest Service has constricted its employment of […]

• Brett French reports: Wildlife overpass engineer work funded

  Funding has been awarded to conduct an engineering study aimed at building two wildlife overpasses between Livingston and Gardiner along […]

• Brett French reports: 3 lakes in 3 days

  Montana’s Tobacco Root Mountains have been discovered, for good reason. They are centrally located, full of public campgrounds, trails and […]

• Brett French reports: A national wolf discussion

  People who disagree seem to get angrier easier these days. When it comes to talking about large predators, like wolves, […]

• Brett French Reports: Absarokee Fly Shop is home business

  Walking into Bob Kimball’s Absarokee Fly Shop is almost like stepping back in time. Instead of glitzy display racks of […]

• Brett French Reports: Bears in the crosshairs

  A noted grizzly bear biologist said Yellowstone-area bears can handle a “well-managed, conservate” hunt. Frank van Manen, leader of the […]

• Brett French reports: Hawg hunting–Lunker Fort Peck chinook salmon lure anglers

  There are so many intricacies to fishing for chinook salmon at Fort Peck Reservoir it can be a bit intimidating. […]

• Cooking with Kokanee Quinn: Brett French’s Salmon Marinade

  When we asked Brett French, the outdoor editor of the Billings Gazette, how to make the delicious marinade he made […]

• Brett French reports: Stories in ancient rock art

  Central Montana is home to some unique and ancient rock art sites, places where Native Americans painted or etched figures […]

• Brett French reports: Elk damage hunts begin as judge shoots more holes in property owners’ lawsuit

  Despite the fact it’s August and still hitting 90 degrees, elk damage hunts have begun across Montana. The hunts are […]

• Brett French Reports: Wolf hunting season meeting promises fireworks

  The liveliest agenda item for the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission when it meets on Friday, Aug. 16, is wolf […]

• Brett French reports: Pronghorn obstacles identified in 4-year study

  A four-year study conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks of eight pronghorn populations across the state helped identify numerous […]

• Brett French reports: A 360-degree view of the Lewis & Clark trail

  The Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail travels 4,900 miles across 16 states, including Montana. A Virginia company, Terrain360,  is […]

• Brett French reports: Grizzly close encounter

  Chester Evitt was sitting in his recliner watching a Jennifer Lopez action movie on July 16 when a 500-pound grizzly […]

• Brett French reports: Big Sky opens Lone Peak Tram for summer trips

  On a blue sky weekend it’s hard to top the view from 11,166-foot Lone Peak in the Madison Range. On […]

• Brett French reports: Managing mountain lions

  Increased mountain lion quotas in the west-central ecogregion were approved last month by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission. That […]

• Brett French reports: Yellowstone’s wolf queen

  An 11-year-old, one-eyed female wolf that lives in Yellowstone National Park has led an amazing life. The wolf, named 907F […]

• Summer ski area for sale along Beartooth Pass – By The Outdoor Editor of the Billings Gazette Brett French

  A ski area atop the Beartooth Pass, between Red Lodge and Cooke City, has been listed for sale. The Beartooth […]

• Brett French reports: Unique conservation exchange

  Imagine touching snow for the first time. Or seeing your first bear or wolf. That was Tanzanian scientist and conservationist […]

• Brett French reports: Rainy May boosts upper Missouri River runoff

  Parts of Montana received more than 200% of their normal precipitation for the month of May, according to the U.S. […]

• Brett French reports: Exhibit honors early Yellowstone women

  By 1926, Yellowstone National Park boasted five women rangers. That was pretty progressive considering the United States had only granted […]

• Brett French reports: Trout vs. walleye on Missouri River above Canyon Ferry

  Walleye numbers have climbed on the Missouri River in the 23-mile stretch from Canyon Ferry to Toston Dam. Earlier this […]

• Brett French reports: He ain’t heavy, he’s my friend

  While hunters are used to packing out their wild game when stalking away from roads, most aren’t carrying large loads […]

• Brett French reports: Yellowstone fisheries chief highlights top spots

  Anglers interested in chasing native trout have some options in Yellowstone National Park. For example, when Yellowstone Lake opens on […]

• Brett French reports: BLM authorizes access route into Missouri Breaks

  Following the completion of an environmental assessment, Bureau of Land Management officials have decided to open a half-mile route into […]

• Brett French reports: E-bikes pedaling into park

  Yellowstone National Park’s short spring cycling season, when bikes are allowed before vehicles, is over but use of e-bikes is […]

• Brett French reports: Yellowstone River stays closed to waterfowl hunting

  The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to keep an 87-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River closed […]

• Brett French reports: As private fish ponds multiply, so do FWP’s problems

  Private fish ponds have become a popular amenity on Montana properties, with Fish, Wildlife & Parks processing, on average, 200 […]

• Brett French reports: Yellowstone bison hunts quiet compared to last year

  State and tribal bison hunters took 25 bison that migrated out of Yellowstone National Park this winter, according to the […]

• Brett French reports: New computer tool allows users to travel back in time

  Ever wonder what your favorite hunting spot looked like in the 1950s? Or maybe you are curious about how development […]

• Brett French reports: BLM’s draft sage grouse plan out for comment

  The Bureau of Land Management has updated its greater sage grouse management plan for western states and is taking public […]

• Brett French reports: FWP proposal would lift Yellowstone River waterfowl closure

  A proposal before the Fish and Wildlife Commission would lift a 66-year-old waterfowl hunting closure along an 87-mile stretch of […]

• Brett French reports: Moose migrating to southeastern Montana

  Hunters’ ears may have perked up when they heard Region 7 in southeastern Montana will be offering one moose tag […]

• Brett French reports: Technology aids search and rescue

  Search and rescue calls in busy recreational areas like the Gallatin Valley have become more and more common. To assist […]

• Brett French reports: Yellowstone River concerns rise in wake of spill

  Conservation groups and fishing outfitters have voiced their concerns in recent correspondence with the groups overseeing the cleanup of the […]

• Brett French reports: Upland bird proposals draw many comments

  Amendments that would delay nonresident upland game bird hunting and dog training in Montana drew pages of comments from hunters. […]

• Brett French reports: Fort Peck Dam water releases possible

  This spring, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may conduct its test releases of water from Fort Peck Dam. The […]

• Brett French reports: Elk population surges south of Red Lodge following 2021 Robertson Draw fire

  In 2021 a 30,000-acre wildland fire spread across the Beartooth Mountains south of Red Lodge. Two years later, new growth […]

• Brett French reports: Upland bird meetings reveal hunting details

  Two meetings last week in eastern Montana highlighted upland bird hunting pressure, bird population trends and was where amendments were […]

• Brett French reports: Hunting boundary moved near Gardiner

  The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed at its meeting in December to realign the boundary of two hunting districts […]

• Brett French reports: Commission cuts mule deer doe hunting in Eastern Montana

  Mule deer numbers in many areas of Montana have seen significant declines in recent years. That prompted Fish and Wildlife […]

• Brett French reports: No fooling: Fort Peck angler Brian Olson’s tactics, techniques catch big fish

  Brett French, Outdoors Editor for the Billings Gazette, highlighted Brian Olson of Fort Peck in a recent article–and you don’t […]