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Brett French reports: Crazy Mountain land exchange out for final comment
A proposal to exchange federal and private acreage in the Crazy Mountains and near Big Sky has been slightly altered […]
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Brett French reports: What you didn’t know about moths
There are way more moths in the world than butterflies, yet butterflies get all of the attention. For the past […]
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Brett French reports: Agreements ease access to BLM lands
Public Access Land Agreements negotiated this spring by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks with the Square Butte Grazing Association has […]
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Brett French reports: Remembering a friendly fishing guide
Nate Plagmann was one of those outdoorsy guys we all envy. He was a fly-fishing guide, spending his summers on […]
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Brett French reports: Old family boat tests restoration skills
It’s crazy how a machine can embody so much emotion. In this case, I’m referring to my dad’s 1970s Buehler […]
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Brett French reports: Big Sky Resort going even bigger
It was a huge deal in 1995 when Big Sky Resort opened its Lone Peak Tram to the summit of […]
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Brett French reports: Survey shows Montana, nonresident hunters approve of FWP’s elk, mule deer management
It may be no surprise to some of us Montana hunters that we like the five week rifle season, even […]
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Brett French reports: New fishing access site highlights historic dam fight
A new fishing access site along the Yellowstone River just south of Livingston will include information for visitors to learn […]
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Brett French reports: Yellowstone seeks comments on trout project
Yellowstone National Park is known as the home of its namesake cutthroat trout, a native species. Those fish took a […]
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Brett French Reports: Annual wolf report highlights divisions
There’s no doubt wolves are a controversial topic in the outdoor community. That fact was highlighted during a Wednesday Environmental […]
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Brett French reports: Collecting native seeds restores lands, people
Between Havre and Malta the Bureau of Land Management has launched a cooperative program to collect native seeds for restoration. […]
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Brett French reports: Who knew that volcanoes could be renegades?
Southeast of Big Timber there are the remains of an ancient volcano, now called Sliderock Mountain. The mountain was formed […]
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Brett French reports: Slowing down reveals overlooked forest
Last June in a historic flood, East Rosebud Creek roared down its narrow valley, wiping out the only access road […]
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Brett French reports: Tribes working to co-manage Yellowstone bison
A nonprofit group is calling for a meeting of tribal representatives in an attempt to push for co-management of Yellowstone […]
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Brett French reports: Stillwater River trout numbers hold despite last June’s historic flood
Last June several streams in southern Montana hit historic high flows. One of those was the Stillwater River, just outside […]
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Brett French reports: FWP changes bonus point system without notifying public
During this year’s drawings for special permits, hunters who purchase bonus points had better odds of drawing. Instead of waiting […]
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Brett French Reports: Cutting through the cutthroat controversy
Restoring native Yellowstone cutthroat trout to streams can rile up anglers, even though the native species has disappeared from 70% […]
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Brett French reports: A Beartooth Mountain fishing primer
Each summer a crew of Fish, Wildlife & Parks employees backpacks into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Their goal is to sample […]
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Brett French reports: FWP launches new bighorn studies
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks will launch two new bighorn sheep studies in July, part of a […]
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Brett French reports: Bison hunt cleanup hauls gut piles to dump
The bison hunt north of Yellowstone National Park this winter has been so successful that gut piles were building up […]
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Brett French reports, “Road trip to Yellowstone: Some things don’t change”
In 1907 a young group of Butte residents took a road trip to Yellowstone National Park. One traveler, James Murphy, […]
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Brett French reports: Group helps survivors of outdoor tragedies
Once a month a unique group meets in Bozeman – people who have survived tragedies while recreating outdoors. The group […]