Outdoors
Montana Outdoors: Huge and chaotic elk herd forces road closures
It was a rather odd press release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks last week. It said that four roads would be closed near Lima for public-safety reasons due to a big herd of elk that was crossing the roads on their way to feed each day.
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Out there: Halloween nightmare: dozens of denning snakes
If stepping over a single rattlesnake in the grass can jangle your nerves, then standing in the middle of a writhing, coiled slither of snakes should have stopped my heart.
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Feature photos: Your shots
To share your outdoor photo with Gazette readers, send a copy to henckel@-billingsgazette.com and include the subject's name, when and where the photo was taken and the photographer's name.
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Montana Outdoors: It would take DNA testing to prove hunter’s claim
After 20 years as a game warden, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks warden captain Mike Moore figured he had heard just about every possible hunting tale and had an official answer ready for most of the problems that came along.
Oct 18, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Out there: Flying spiders’ survival hangs by a thread
I guess you could call it a web sight, thousands of gossamer strands floating through the blue prairie sky.
Oct 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Feature photo: Your shots
To share your outdoor photo with Gazette readers, send a copy in an e-mail to henckel@billingsgazette.com and include the subject's name, when and where the photo was taken and the photographer's name.
Oct 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Montana Outdoors: Some big gaps in walleye numbers at Canyon Ferry
Walleye numbers are down, and there are two big size gaps in the population on Canyon Ferry Reservoir, according to the 2009 netting surveys completed by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Oct 11, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Out there: Ground-hugging buffalo grass helps keep prairie in place
Out in northeastern Montana's rain-deprived hinterland, the short-grass prairie is especially short this fall. It's short as the felt on a pool table.
Oct 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Feature photo: Your shots
To share your outdoor photo with Gazette readers, send a copy in an e-mail to henckel@billingsgazette.com and include your name, phone number, when the photo was taken, the photographer's name, where the photo subject is from and the gener…
Oct 10, 2009 | 11:50 pm | Loading…
Montana Outdoors: Looking for rematch with antelope
My 2008 antelope hunting season proved to be an odd and rather frustrating affair. Last year marked the first time in 37 years that I didn't tag at least one antelope.
Oct 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Out there: Fossilized charcoal smelled of ancient fire
Deep in the treeless Missouri River Breaks, the rugged gumbo knobs look melted, like the stub of a dirty candle burned too long.
Oct 03, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…
States offer programs to help their employees get into hunting shape
Editor’s note: Only state of Montana employees, retirees and/or their dependents are eligible to participate in the State’s Hunter Fitness Challenge program, but all hunters can access and use the information available on the Web at “Hunter Fitness Challenge.”
Oct 03, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…
Feature photo: Your Shots
To share your outdoor photo with Gazette readers, send a copy in an e-mail to henckel@billingsgazette.com and include your name, phone number, when the photo was taken, the photographer's name, where the photo subject is from and the gener…
Oct 03, 2009 | 11:30 pm | Loading…
Feature photo: Your Shots
To share your outdoor photo with Gazette readers, send a copy in an e-mail to henckel@billingsgazette.com and include your name, phone number, when the photo was taken, the photographer's name, where the photo subject is from and the gener…
Oct 03, 2009 | 11:30 pm | Loading…
Montana Outdoors: Switching sides of the boat works for Wyoming angler
While anglers can talk a lot about skill, you still have to laugh about the little bits of good fortune - or would that be luck? - that go into so many big fish stories.
Sep 13, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…
Montana’s wolf season to open in a few districts
Montana's first-ever fair-chase wolf-hunting season is set to open Tuesday in some backcountry hunting districts, but the general season opener is still several weeks away.
Sep 13, 2009 | 12:45 am | Loading…
Her son in the claws of a cougar, mother battles using bottle
She has asked to remain anonymous, but recognition is required for any supermom who fights off a mountain lion that's mauling her 5-year-old son.
Sep 13, 2009 | 12:45 am | Loading…
Out there: Arrival of cranes means winter close behind
At first I thought the khaki lump in the alfalfa field was a humped-up deer, its head hidden in the hay.
Sep 13, 2009 | 12:45 am | Loading…
Out there: Barn swallows are lively insectivores
Near as I can tell, the only thing our spunky cat, BB, is afraid of is dive-bombing barn swallows.
Jul 19, 2009 | 1:45 am | Loading…
