Giving Thanks In February At Block Management cooperators’ dinners each winter, hunters and FWP staff show their gratitude to landowners for providing access and habitat.
What’s Up Down There? By regularly monitoring fish populations, FWP crews gather information essential for managing and conserving Montana’s world-renowned sport fisheries and imperiled native species.
Below The Snow The world of wildlife beneath the white surface of winter.
A Lifelister’s Paradise Every dedicated Montana birder needs to migrate to the Westby area for a few days in springtime.
Saving Montana’s Prairie Trout FWP biologists fight rainbow trout hybridization to save westslope cutthroat east of the Continental Divide from local extinction.
So That’s Where They Go New Motus technology helps biologists learn where birds, small mammals, and even butterflies travel throughout the year
Crops Combining soil, seed, and water to make food
Hay Cutting, curing, and baling plants for livestock feed
Indian Reservations Understanding autonomous nations within Montana's borders
Livestock Raising cattle, sheep, and other domestic animals for meat and other uses
Logging Converting trees into wood products
Ground transportation Moving goods and people throughout Montana
Energy Making the electricity needed to run almost everything
Semi-rural housing Reviewing the pros and cons of increased home development
Working lands wildlife Recognizing how altered landscapes can both harm and help wildlife
Feathered Mimics Some birds can imitate the sounds of other birds—and even a few mammals and electronic devices.
Giving a Hoot Angler and guide self-restrictions and FWP “hoot owl” closures provide stressed trout a break during Montana’s increasingly hot summers.
The Center of Things In 1972, an artist moved from northern California to Montana’s Paradise Valley and found what he was looking for.
12 Little Brown Grassland Birds Every Montanan Should (Kinda) Know The “good enough” guide to identifying prairie songbirds.
Yeah, Jimmy! A stray joins a fishing fraternity on the Blackfoot River
Drawn to Nature Sketching can enrich your outdoor experiences, even if you’re not artistically inclined.
The Education of a Hunter Ed Instructor Contributing to a legacy by teaching beginners how to hunt safely and ethically.
Making Hay While the Birds Fly Why upland bird numbers boom and bust, and how to take advantage of the good years and the bad.
Montana’s Beloved Browns Though not native, this hardy and hard-to-catch trout has firmly established itself in the Treasure State.
Back to Basics: Longbows By using weapons that differ little from those used thousands of years ago, longbow archers make fair chase even fairer.
Back to Basics: Muzzleloaders Hunting big game animals with firearms similar to what Lewis and Clark carried more than two centuries ago.
The Affordability Factor Some ranchers are discovering that FWP conservation easements on for-sale properties can help them expand their operations.
Discoveries in Darkness Searching for Montana’s beautiful, mysterious moths.
Eyes in the Sky FWP’s “Air Force’’ takes fish and wildlife management to a higher level.
Brimming With Even More Potential Supporters say Montana’s popular Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program could be delivering even more wildlife habitat, hunting access, and durable relationships between landowners and FWP.
Bad Shots Despite federal protections and the risk of jail time for perpetrators, raptors across the West are still being killed for “fun” and profit.
The 43rd Annual Photo Issue