The 45th Annual Photo IssueCover shot by photographer Patricia Bauchman of Big Sky, MT.
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All Hands on Peck Collecting 60 million walleye eggs from pitching boats in freezing weather and whitecaps takes grit, dozens of volunteers, and a surprising number of turkey feathers.
Beat it, Birds! Scientists are figuring out how to keep Butte’s Berkeley Pit from killing waterfowl.
Calling All Gobblers Sweet-talking a tom turkey into shooting range provides a thrilling way to shake off Montana’s long winter.
Chasing Phantoms in the Beaverhead Southwestern Montana hosts one of the healthiest swaths of sagebrush steppe on the planet, and a surprising bird species has taken notice.
Notching Big Wins for Big Hole Grayling Beaver dams are good medicine for rivers. But they can block the spawning runs of Arctic grayling in the Big Hole. Biologists have found a way to give grayling short-term gaps for long-term gains.
Trees Worth Treasuring Montana’s cottonwoods provide essential habitat for birds and other wildlife. But where rivers are altered, these iconic trees can struggle to regenerate.
Bone Jam Two anglers find a surprise half-submerged in a creek, carrying lessons in life and death.
The Last Best Place for Bumble Bees Times are tough for native bumble bees across North America, but a volunteer army is helping uncover a bonanza buzzing in Big Sky Country.
Pollinator Playground Reviving your yard with a handpicked selection of handsome native plants can provide a beautiful boost to birds and pollinators without creating a salad bar for urban deer.