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

    August 22, 2024

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

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

    August 9, 2024

    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

    August 2, 2024

    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

    July 25, 2024

    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

    July 18, 2024

    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

    July 12, 2024

    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

    July 4, 2024

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

  • Brett French reports: Unique conservation exchange

    June 21, 2024

    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

    June 7, 2024

    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

    May 30, 2024

    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

    May 23, 2024

    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

    May 16, 2024

    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

    May 9, 2024

    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

    May 3, 2024

    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

    April 25, 2024

    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

    April 18, 2024

    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

    April 11, 2024

    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

    April 4, 2024

    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

    March 28, 2024

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

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

    March 22, 2024

    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

    March 14, 2024

    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

    March 8, 2024

    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

    February 29, 2024

    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

    February 23, 2024

    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

    February 15, 2024

    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

    February 8, 2024

    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

    February 1, 2024

    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

    January 25, 2024

    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

    January 18, 2024

    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

    January 12, 2024

    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

    January 8, 2024

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

  • Brett French reports: BLM proposes road to access Breaks

    January 4, 2024

    The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday announced a public comment period for a proposal to open a half-mile section […]

  • Brett French reports: Wasteful considerations

    December 28, 2023

    Visitors to Yellowstone National Park, which now annually tops about 4 million people, are treated to fantastic sights like Old […]

  • Brett French Reports: Changes to backcountry bighorn hunts considered

    December 21, 2023

    Portions of the Beartooth and Absaroka mountains in south-central Montana are unique because they allow unlimited backcountry bighorn sheep hunts. […]

  • Brett French reports: New elk management plan praised, panned

    December 15, 2023

    The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks unveiled its new elk management plan on Dec. 1 after three years […]

  • Brett French reports: Insight from proposed hunting regulation changes

    December 7, 2023

    Montana hunters have a lot of information from Fish, Wildlife & Parks to wade through if they want to keep […]

  • Brett French reports: Grizzly bear photographed in Missouri Breaks

    November 16, 2023

    A grizzly bear, possibly an adult male, was photographed by a game camera in the Missouri Breaks in mid-October. The […]

  • Brett French reports: Facts for Those with Birds on the Brain

    November 11, 2023

    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is updating its Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program Strategic Plan. The public can offer comments […]

  • Brett French reports: Fishing reg changes worry 2 commissioners

    October 27, 2023

    Proposed changes to fishing regulations on southwestern Montana rivers concerned two Fish and Wildlife Commissioners at a recent meeting. As […]

  • Brett French reports: Trial to raise corner crossing issue

    October 19, 2023

    A Townsend hunter is facing charges of hunting without permission while crossing from one block of Bureau of Land Management […]

  • Brett French reports: California quail spotted near Billings

    October 12, 2023

    As bird hunters tromp through the hills, valleys and fields of Montana this fall, they could run into an unusual […]

  • Brett French reports: Gold mine lands near Yellowstone purchased

    October 6, 2023

    A gold mine proposed near the northern border of Yellowstone National Park, just outside Gardiner, won’t move forward after a […]

  • Brett French reports: Crazy Mountain land exchange out for final comment

    September 28, 2023

    A proposal to exchange federal and private acreage in the Crazy Mountains and near Big Sky has been slightly altered […]

  • Brett French reports: What you didn’t know about moths

    September 21, 2023

    There are way more moths in the world than butterflies, yet butterflies get all of the attention. For the past […]

  • Brett French reports: Agreements ease access to BLM lands

    September 14, 2023

    Public Access Land Agreements negotiated this spring by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks with the Square Butte Grazing Association has […]

  • Brett French reports: Remembering a friendly fishing guide

    September 7, 2023

    Nate Plagmann was one of those outdoorsy guys we all envy. He was a fly-fishing guide, spending his summers on […]

  • Brett French reports: Old family boat tests restoration skills

    August 31, 2023

    It’s crazy how a machine can embody so much emotion. In this case, I’m referring to my dad’s 1970s Buehler […]

  • Brett French reports: Big Sky Resort going even bigger

    August 24, 2023

    It was a huge deal in 1995 when Big Sky Resort opened its Lone Peak Tram to the summit of […]

  • Brett French reports: Survey shows Montana, nonresident hunters approve of FWP’s elk, mule deer management

    August 17, 2023

    It may be no surprise to some of us Montana hunters that we like the five week rifle season, even […]

  • Brett French reports: New fishing access site highlights historic dam fight

    August 10, 2023

    A new fishing access site along the Yellowstone River just south of Livingston will include information for visitors to learn […]

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