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About FWP Montana Outdoors - 2003 issues

January-February 2003

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The 22nd Annual Photo Issue



Full January-February Issue

 

 

March-April 2003

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Great Expectations: Warmwater anglers have high hopes for the state's walleye fishing. Too high?  Read more >>

A Good Time in Montana's Badlands: Makoshika State Park provides a recreational feast in some of the state's strangest surroundings.  Read more >>

Barely Afloat: As Montana's white sturgeon population sinks, biologists race against time to keep the majestic fish from disappearing altogether.  Read more >>

Full-Contact Birding: Bird watching: Have you got what it takes? Read more >>

A Dam Improvement: It seemed impossible for trout anglers and hydropower facility owners to ever see eye to eye. Then came the Clark Fork Settlement Agreement.  Read more >>

A Mustang Sally: Head for the Pryor Mountains to see wild descendents of Spanish horses brought here five centuries ago.  Read more >>

 

Full March-April Issue

 

 

May-June 2003

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Big (and Plentiful) Fish on the Prairie: Some anglers say there's no decent fishing east of Great Falls and Billings. Here are nine angling hotspots that say they're wrong (or lying).  Read more >>

Water, Water Everywhere: At Flathead State Park, you can swim, snorkel, scuba-dive, sail, sea kayak or just sit by the shore and let the waves lap at your feet.  Read more >>

Breakthrough at Milltown Dam: After nearly a century, it appears likely this aging structure and its accumulated contaminants will finally be removed.  Read more >>

Fish Management Demystified: What FWP does to conserve Montana's fisheries and improve your fishing. Read more >>

Wildflowers: A reminder of Montana's tiniest delights.  Read more >>

Keeping the Ribbon Blue: Faced with whirling disease and increased angling pressure, FWP biologists work to maintain the Missouri River's nationally renowned trout fishery.  Read more >>

 

Full May-June Issue

 

 

July-August 2003

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Cross Currents: Montana stuggles to accommodate the growing number of river anglers, kayakers, and floaters.  Read more >>

Montana's Trophy Trees: How do your local trees measure up to these state champions?  Read more >>

Dry Beneath the Surface: It may be green and lush where you live, but Montana's drought continues to plague many fish and wildlife populations.  Read more >>

Spirit of the West: Montana's premier ghost town, Bannack State Park gives visitors a glimpse of the state's colorful frontier past.  Read more >>

Outlaw Introductions: When anglers illegally take fish management into their own hands, the results can be disastrous.  Read more >>

A State Under Siege: Aquatic nuisance species are poised to invade Montana from every direction. What the state is doing to keep them at bay.  Read more >>

 

Full July-August Issue

 

 

September-October 2003

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Wildlife Management Demystified: A guide to how FWP conserves Montana's wildlife species and their habitats.  Read more >>

Where the Buffalo Fell: For hundreds of years, bison perished at this sacred site, giving life to Great Plains Indian tribes.  Read more >>

The Gentle Art of Negotiating Hunting Access: Think of it as a job interview, only without the tie.  Read more >>

So Far, So Good: Montana deer and elk tested negative for chronic wasting disease. Does that mean we can stop worrying?  Read more >>

Celebrating Ducks: Photo essay.  Read more >>

Their Land, Our Wildlife: How conservation easements benefit the public's wildlife while maintaining private ranching traditions.  Read more >>

Stream Protection Anniversaries: Two worth remembering. Read more >>

 

Full September-October Issue

 

 

November-December 2003

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The Elk Next Door: Why one person's prized (or profitable) elk can become another person's elk depredation problem. Read more >>

A Montana Hunter in Bavaria: Could the highly successful German system of hunting and wildlife management offer insight into sustaining a hunting culture in the increasingly urbanized Treasure State? Read more >>

My Brown Boy: Sunlight, magic, and pantherlike screams on the frozen plains of north-central Montana.  Read more >>

Tracing Lewis and Clark Through Montana's State Parks: At these historic state sites, visitors can see what the expedition members saw and learn what further adventures awaited them around the bend.  Read more >>

A Place to Hunt: A photographer's tribute to Montana's Block Management Program.  Read more >>

 

Full November-December Issue