Mar 8, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Feb 29, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Feb 23, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Feb 15, 2024 · Angela Montana
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. […]
Feb 8, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Feb 1, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jan 25, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jan 18, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jan 12, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jan 8, 2024 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jan 4, 2024 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: BLM proposes road to access Breaks
The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday announced a public comment period for a proposal to open a half-mile section […]
Dec 28, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: Wasteful considerations
Visitors to Yellowstone National Park, which now annually tops about 4 million people, are treated to fantastic sights like Old […]
Dec 21, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French Reports: Changes to backcountry bighorn hunts considered
Portions of the Beartooth and Absaroka mountains in south-central Montana are unique because they allow unlimited backcountry bighorn sheep hunts. […]
Dec 15, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: New elk management plan praised, panned
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks unveiled its new elk management plan on Dec. 1 after three years […]
Dec 7, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: Insight from proposed hunting regulation changes
Montana hunters have a lot of information from Fish, Wildlife & Parks to wade through if they want to keep […]
Nov 16, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: Grizzly bear photographed in Missouri Breaks
A grizzly bear, possibly an adult male, was photographed by a game camera in the Missouri Breaks in mid-October. The […]
Nov 11, 2023 · Kamp Cook
Brett French reports: Facts for Those with Birds on the Brain
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is updating its Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program Strategic Plan. The public can offer comments […]
Oct 27, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: Fishing reg changes worry 2 commissioners
Proposed changes to fishing regulations on southwestern Montana rivers concerned two Fish and Wildlife Commissioners at a recent meeting. As […]
Oct 19, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: Trial to raise corner crossing issue
A Townsend hunter is facing charges of hunting without permission while crossing from one block of Bureau of Land Management […]
Oct 12, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: California quail spotted near Billings
As bird hunters tromp through the hills, valleys and fields of Montana this fall, they could run into an unusual […]
Oct 6, 2023 · Angela Montana
Brett French reports: Gold mine lands near Yellowstone purchased
A gold mine proposed near the northern border of Yellowstone National Park, just outside Gardiner, won’t move forward after a […]
Sep 28, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Sep 21, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Sep 14, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Sep 7, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Aug 31, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Aug 24, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Aug 17, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Aug 10, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Aug 4, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jul 27, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jul 20, 2023 · Angela Montana
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. […]
Jul 13, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jul 6, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Jun 29, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
May 18, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
May 11, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Apr 27, 2023 · Angela Montana
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% […]
Apr 13, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Apr 7, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Mar 9, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]
Feb 9, 2023 · Angela Montana
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, […]
Feb 2, 2023 · Angela Montana
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 […]