Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Heritage Museum seeks copies of old photos; readies for May 18 opening
The museum opens for the season at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, with the annual “Opening Day Celebration.”
Updated Cabinet Mountains hiking guide now out
The third edition of a local hiking guide has been published and contains updated trail information, new trails and a fresh cover, the publisher announced Wednesday.
Free, guided mushroom hike on June 3 near Troy
The Montana Wilderness Association is sponsoring a free hike June 3 to teach about the mushrooms of the Kootenai National Forest, the group announced Wednesday.
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Janie Veltkamp of Idaho-based Birds of Prey Northwest held educational programs at Libby Dam Saturday, May 20, 2017. She brought a number raptors including an …
Birds of Prey Day, operations meeting at Libby Dam May 20
Libby Dam will host its sixth annual Birds of Prey event 10 a.m. May 20 at the Libby Dam Visitor Center, followed by a 2 p.m. presentation on annual water operations for Lake Koocanusa.
Sturgeon flow augmentation begins at Libby Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with federal, tribal and state fishery biologists, began Monday the required flow augmentation at Libby Dam for the endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon downstream in Ida…
Nominations sought for 2017 Montana Neighbor Awards
Do you know a landowner who is an outstanding neighbor? Someone who takes good care of the land for production and wildlife values, who enables neighborly recreational access, and is actively engaged in their commu…
Stewardship takes many forms for Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness busy season is about to start. Seventy percent of the stewardship activities FSPW engages in falls between the middle…
Action on Quiet Waters Initiative expected May 26
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will act on the Quiet Waters rule proposal in a meeting rescheduled for 8:30 a.m. May 26 at Montana WILD.
Deadline for fisheries improvement grant is May 31
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds landowners, watershed groups and others that this summer’s deadline to apply for Future Fisheries Improvement Program grants is May 31.
Community needs help recovering from harsh winter
Though the first days of May can begin with a frosting of our surroundings, we know the sun will eventually shine, the birds will indeed sing and surely the co…
FWP implements new permitting process for training dogs in the open field
A permitting system is now available through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to allow people to train hunting dogs in open fields and in proximity to wild nesting birds.
Spring black bear hunting season opens April 15
Hunters may purchase black bear hunting licenses online at fwp.mt.gov, at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks license providers, or print a paper license application and mail it in to FWP. Licenses issued through the ma…
Montana's special drawing deadlines
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ deadlines to apply for special license drawings is May 1 for bison, moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat; and June 1 for the elk B, deer B and antelope license drawings.
Open Fields enrollment is now open
It’s time for landowners to enroll in the state-sponsored “Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters.”
Spring turkey season opens April 8
Montana’s spring male turkey hunting season begins April 8 this year.