Current issue: July-August 2010

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In this issue:

10 Trails You Have To Try From rain-soaked cedar forests to sun-drenched prairies, these day hikes take you to some of the state’s most scenic sites. Read more >>

Keeping the Grass in Grasslands How Montanans are conserving the state’s remaining native prairie Read more >>

Pretty Ugly: Hating the beautiful hawkweed. Read more >>

Picking Up After Others: Concerned citizens team up with FWP and other public agencies to clean trash from the Blackfoot, Bitterroot, and Clark Fork rivers. Read more >>

Awaiting the Trumpeter’s Return: Over the past six years, 140 trumpeter swans have been reared and released in the Blackfoot Valley. Now the majestic birds face power lines, illegal shooting, and other dangers as they try to return home.Read more >>

Why the Deer and the Antelope Play: When wild animals goof off, they may be doing more than just having a good time.Read more >>

Here It Is: Small signs help hunters, other recreationists, and landowners by showing exactly where state and federal parcels begin and end.Read more >>

ACI stampNEW FEATURE: For the past five years, Montana Outdoors has been ranked among the nation's top state conservation magazines by the Association for Conservation Information. See our collection of award-winning stories, and learn more about ACI. ACI WINNERS >>

 

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Web Extras: Read exclusive content not found in the magazine here.

 

Fish

Big Trout

Tiny Fish Under Big Skies: Why Minnows Matter.

Wildlife

Black bears

One Bear of a Study:It took nine years, hundreds of volunteers, and four computer hard drives, but FWP researchers now know how hunting affects black bear populations.

Natural World

Black bears

Following the Great Floods:When Glacial Lake Missoula exploded through an ice age dam, the deluge flooded much of the Pacific Northwest. Evidence of that cataclysmic event is still visible in parts of western Montana.

Montana's State Parks

Pictograph Cave State Park

Where There Is Rock Writing: Visitors to Pictograph Cave State Park will discover a site rich in scenic beauty, prehistoric images, and early American Indian culture.