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.”
Be bear aware as bears emerge from dens
Grizzly and black bears are emerging from dens, based on radio collar locations, track reports, and observations. Biologists say that males tend to emerge earlier than females; with the warming weather and increasi…
Yaak Winterfest draws a crowd
The Yaak Winter Festival attracted spectators from near and far alike, mostly for the famouse outhouse races on Sunday afternoon.
Yaak Winter Festival coming this weekend
In the long winter, a local Yaak business has been putting on a “very-Yaak” event for the past four years that promises music, spaghetti, a pageant and cross-c…
Bringing Christmas trees to the Capitol: The grand endeavor
By BETHANY ROLFSON
Bow and arrow license requirements reminder
Submitted by Joleen Tadej
Open Fields enrollment open in nearby counties
Submitted by Joleen Tadej
FWP announces elk permit deadline; locals voice concerns on elk management proposals
After announcing the March 15 deadline for applying for bull and antlerless elk and mule deer buck permits, officials from the FWP Region One met with community members last week to discuss elk management and some …
MWA to host a wilderness hike
Submitted by Brian Baxter
Capture and health testing conducted on bighorn sheep herd
Fish, Wildlife & Park Biologists and volunteers from other agencies and the local community captured and released 32 bighorn sheep on the Woods Ranch Wildlife …
Polar Bears plunge again for New Years
Four “polar bears” took a dip into the almost-freezing Kootenai River over the weekend.
Going out with a Bang
Not many motorcyclists are hit head on by a car at 130 miles per hour impact, thrown 150 feet and live to tell the tale.
Troy Snowmobile Club 10 years strong
The Troy Snowmobile Club, one of the four snowmobile clubs in the county, has been around for over 10 years.
Bobcat season to close in Trapping District 1, fisher season to close in portions
By order of the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission the season for trapping of all bobcats in Trapping District 1 in northwestern Montana will close at midnight on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. The season f…
Winners of FSPW photo contest announced
Submitted by Sandy Compton, FSPW coordinator
Turner Mountain expected to open soon
Turner Mountain is all geared up for opening day, estimating they will open this weekend.