Montana Outdoors Portraits

Montana Outdoors portraits are one-page profiles of Montana's fish, wildlife and plant species. Each portrait provides basic information about the species, including identification, habitat, reproduction, and any management issues.

2002
Sandhill crane
Yellow-headed blackbird
Red-breasted nuthatch
Marten
Common goldeneye

2003
Ponderosa pine
Clark's nutcracker
Long-toed salamander
American dipper
White-tailed ptarmigan

2004
Muskrat
Moose
Golden-mantled ground squirrel
Great horned owl
Wolverine

2005
North American beaver
Gray jay
Franklin's gull
Western larch (Tamarack)
Snowshoe hare

2006
Harlequin duck
Walleye
McCown's longspur
Spruce (Franklin's) grouse
Black-billed magpie

2007
Rubber boa
Mountain whitefish
American pika
Bushy-tailed woodrat

Great Gray Owl

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Wildlife / Science

Audubon bighorn

The Sheep That Will Not Die: Clinging to the myth of Audubon’s bighorn.

Montana's State Parks

Giant Springs State Park

Gushing Over Giant Springs: What with the fishing, Lewis and Clark history, riverside trail, hatchery tours, picnicking, and more, it’s hard to keep the great features of this state park bottled up.

Fish

Walleye fishing

Great Expectations :Warmwater anglers have high hopes for the state’s walleye fishing. Too high?