Likin’ Lichen These strange, beautiful organisms thrive in Montana environments—from prairies and deserts to mountaintops and old-growth forests.
Hitting the Empowerment Bull’s-eye In more than 200 schools across Montana, archery students are building self-confidence, practicing discipline, and enjoying success in competition.
Reconstructing the Regulations Every two years, FWP and the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission combine public opinion and scientific data to adjust seasons, harvest quotas, and other components of the hunting regulations booklets.
Who’s Who? The “good enough” guide to identifying Montana’s 15 owl species.
Double Bacon Cheeseburger with Fins Four decades ago, FWP introduced the high-calorie cisco into Fort Peck Reservoir. The result—bigger yet more elusive walleye and other game fish—demonstrates the challenge of big-reservoir fisheries management.
Birding for Boomers And everyone else brave enough to embrace one of the world’s most rewarding and frustrating activities.
Ghosts in the Woods Canada lynx live secretive lives in the backwoods of Montana, but new research is helping unveil some of their mysteries.
Welcome to Catfish Camp A well-spent week in search of solitude and sundry fish along the middle Missouri River.
A Long Ride 46 years of surveying birds in central Montana comes to a close.
Not Like It Was The Missouri River’s blue-ribbon trout fishery is changing. Is that good news or bad?
The 44th Annual Photo Issue