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 43rd Annual Photo Issue