Picture a fishing access site on your local river, says Eileen Ryce, fisheries division administrator for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. What do you see? Trucks with…

Each day until his death, Chief Plenty Coups would drink out of the sacred Medicine Spring at his home on the Crow Indian Reservation near the Pryor Mountains. Upon his…

“What do you mean by outdoor heritage?” asks a man taking the Montana Outdoor Heritage Survey outside Chalet Sports on Main Street in Bozeman on a warm July afternoon. “What…

At Flathead Lake State Park, visitors can swim, fish and sail on the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. At Missouri Headwaters State Park, three rivers combine…

Montana has given Jeff Wright inspiration, a love for the outdoors and a wife. Wright hopes he can he help return the favor to the Treasure state. Appointed a Montana…

Coming out of the Crazy Mountains, the North Fork of Horse Creek flows west into the middle fork and eventually into the Shields River. Like most mountain streams, the creek…

They come from Idaho, New York City and China. They come for the wide-open spaces, the public lands and the wildlife. They spend money on gasoline, souvenirs and experiences. In…

Big sky, wide open swaths of land. Ranchers need it for their cattle operations. Ungulates need it for their migrations. Predators need it to support their vast diets. And it’s…

Clean. Drain. Dry. Three words that could save Montanans hundreds of millions of dollars annually, as long as they’re adhered to. Clean your boat. Drain every area that holds water.…

The reason Montana has the best wildlife in the Lower 48 isn’t because of dumb luck, said Dave Hadden, executive director of Headwaters Montana. “Many people for a generation or…