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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brett French reports: Wyoming warden report reveals unusual tales

Each year the Wyomging Game and Fish Department publishes an annual warden report. The document contains a variety of information, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brett French reports: Fight over White Sulphur copper mine

The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday regarding a District Court judge’s decision that found in favor of environmental […]

Brett French reports: Invasion of the Idiots’ tracks Yellowstone ‘tourons’

If you have ever gone to Yellowstone National Park during one of its peak tourist times, you’ve probably seen someone […]

Brett French reports: Corner crossing in Montana ‘unlawful’ FWP says

Last week, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks issued a press release saying corner crossing is illegal in Montana. For those […]

Brett French reports: Yellowstone wolf population changes following heavy hunt

When Montana boosted its wolf hunting quota in hunting districts north of Yellowstone National Park two years ago, the effect […]

Brett French reports: Yellowstone cutthroat trout growing bigger

Thanks to intensive netting efforts that have knocked down invasive lake trout populations in Yellowstone Lake, the native cutthroat trout […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brett French reports: Gardening cougars?

It is a strange way to think about it, but mountain lions are in the fertilizing business. The ambush predators […]

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% […]

Brett French reports: Bighorn River rebound

Following high flows from 2017 through 2019 the Bighorn River’s trout populations took a hit. But since 2019, the river’s […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brett French reports: Despite hunter pleas, legislation limiting nonresident hunters killed

Tuesday’s session of the Legislature featured four bills aimed at limiting nonresident hunters and another to make it easier for […]

Brett French reports: Wolf harvest drops for second year in a row

Montana’s wolf season closed on March 15, and based on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks data, the hunting and trapping […]

Brett French reports: Thanking landowners for allowing access

A new group has been formed in Miles City, Montana Hunters for Access, as a way to thank landowners in […]

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 […]

Brett French reports: New bypass channel on Yellowstone River allows sturgeon upstream

It took decades to research the logistics, acquire the funding and do the work, but the bypass channel around Intake […]

Brett French Reports:FWP Tweaks proposed for controversial “bulls for billionaires” program

The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee is considering a bill that would make adjustments to Elk Hunting Access Agreements. […]

Brett French reports: FWP moves to stock white crappie in Tongue River Reservoir

Tongue River Reservoir was once celebrated as the top crappie fishery in the state. The record black and white crappie […]

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, […]

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 […]

Brett French reports: Nonresident hunting license sales climb despite cap

Almost 50 years ago, Montana hunters and legislators thought there were too many nonresident hunters on the landscape, so a […]

Brett French reports: FWP surveys Madison following dewatering event

In November 2021, a gate failed on Hebgen Dam and a portion of the Madison River immediately downstream saw a […]

Brett French reports: Understanding avalanches

Snow scientists today are employing technology like drones with high resolution cameras, lidar (light detection and ranging), satellite imagery and […]

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