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  • 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 […]

  • Brett French reports: Yellowstone seeks comments on trout project

    August 4, 2023

    Yellowstone National Park is known as the home of its namesake cutthroat trout, a native species. Those fish took a […]

  • Brett French Reports: Annual wolf report highlights divisions

    July 27, 2023

    There’s no doubt wolves are a controversial topic in the outdoor community. That fact was highlighted during a Wednesday Environmental […]

  • Brett French reports: Collecting native seeds restores lands, people

    July 20, 2023

    Between Havre and Malta the Bureau of Land Management has launched a cooperative program to collect native seeds for restoration. […]

  • Brett French reports: Who knew that volcanoes could be renegades?

    July 13, 2023

    Southeast of Big Timber there are the remains of an ancient volcano, now called Sliderock Mountain. The mountain was formed […]

  • Brett French reports: Slowing down reveals overlooked forest

    July 6, 2023

    Last June in a historic flood, East Rosebud Creek roared down its narrow valley, wiping out the only access road […]

  • Brett French reports: Tribes working to co-manage Yellowstone bison

    June 29, 2023

    A nonprofit group is calling for a meeting of tribal representatives in an attempt to push for co-management of Yellowstone […]

  • Brett French reports: Stillwater River trout numbers hold despite last June’s historic flood

    May 18, 2023

    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

    May 11, 2023

    During this year’s drawings for special permits, hunters who purchase bonus points had better odds of drawing. Instead of waiting […]

  • Brett French Reports: Cutting through the cutthroat controversy

    April 27, 2023

    Restoring native Yellowstone cutthroat trout to streams can rile up anglers, even though the native species has disappeared from 70% […]

  • Brett French reports: A Beartooth Mountain fishing primer

    April 13, 2023

    Each summer a crew of Fish, Wildlife & Parks employees backpacks into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Their goal is to sample […]

  • Brett French reports: FWP launches new bighorn studies

    April 7, 2023

    The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks will launch two new bighorn sheep studies in July, part of a […]

  • Brett French reports: Bison hunt cleanup hauls gut piles to dump

    March 9, 2023

    The bison hunt north of Yellowstone National Park this winter has been so successful that gut piles were building up […]

  • Brett French reports, “Road trip to Yellowstone: Some things don’t change”

    February 9, 2023

    In 1907 a young group of Butte residents took a road trip to Yellowstone National Park. One traveler, James Murphy, […]

  • Brett French reports: Group helps survivors of outdoor tragedies

    February 2, 2023

    Once a month a unique group meets in Bozeman – people who have survived tragedies while recreating outdoors. The group […]

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