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 […]