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Fire Weather Watch: What Montana Spring Hunters Must Know This Week
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (284+ words) For turkey hunters, that overlap is significant. Those regions cut right across some of the best early Merriam's country in the state. For shed hunters working the Missouri Breaks or the BLM ground between the Musselshell and the Yellowstone, that's…...
Disease, development, warming climate threaten mule deer, according to Wyoming study
1+ week, 3+ day ago (611+ words) Mule deer are facing multiple changes to their habitat raising concerns about their continued survival, according to a recently published'Wyoming study. "Mule deer numbers are historically and notoriously variable, and research has yet to find the "smoking gun" that explains…...
Who Really Pays for Montana Public Land Access: The Numbers Hunters Need to Know
1+ week, 3+ day ago (375+ words) Let's talk about what that accusation actually costs you in boots-on-the-ground terms " and who's really carrying the financial weight of public land access in Montana. Montana's Block Management Program has enrolled more than 1,000 cooperating landowners in recent seasons, covering millions…...
Wyoming Rancher Takes DEF Fight to U.S. Senate: 'It's a Battle Against Cold and Clock"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (19+ words) Wyoming Rancher Takes DEF Fight to U.S. Senate: "It's a Battle Against Cold and Clock'Montana Outdoor...
Viral ‘Norris Basin Eruption’ Video Claims 200-Meter Jets—Here’s What Steamboat Geyser Really Does
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1712+ words) Over four thousand views in just days. Here's the thing, though. Strip away the breathless framing and there's actually a genuinely fascinating subject underneath all that noise. Norris Geyser Basin is extraordinary. Steamboat Geyser is the tallest active geyser on…...
Helicoptering Into Landlocked Public Land in Wyoming for Elk Sparks Viral Rancher Confrontation—and a Theft Charge
1+ week, 6+ day ago (431+ words) The gamble paid off immediately. Elk were everywhere, the weather was perfect, and within two days the group tagged several great bulls while living large in a backcountry camp stocked by chopper. Then things got weird. A nearby rancher apparently…...
Yellowstone’s First Grizzly Bear Sighting of 2026: Biologists Spot Bear on Bison Carcass in Northern Backcountry
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1728+ words) Yellowstone biologists working in the northern part of the park reported the first grizzly bear sighting of the spring season on March 9. The bear was observed in the backcountry scavenging on a bull bison carcass. The first reported grizzly bear…...
Yellowstone’s Spring Wildlife Boom: Where to Spot Bison, Elk, Bears, and Wolves This Season
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1727+ words) Yellowstone National Park is buzzing with wildlife, creating an unforgettable spectacle for visitors this season. As winter's grip loosens, the park's diverse animal populations are becoming more active'making this a prime time for wildlife enthusiasts and casual observers alike. With…...
Yellowstone cougars change diets, behavior to avoid wolves
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1362+ words) In Yellowstone National Park, the reason cats and canines don't get along is simple" wolves will killcougarsand steal their food. Arecently published studythat utilized GPS collar data collected over nine years found that interactions between the two predators often revolved…...
Colorado Halts Gray Wolf Reintroduction Amid Political Pressure
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (985+ words) Sponsors This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Race Organizer and longtime competitor Jennifer [] The Sun is in the waning phase of solar cycle 25, with a G1 geomagnetic storm predicted for January 2728, 2026. This may enhance…...