Bighorn sheep transfer into Madison Range proposed

BRETT FRENCH Mar 14, 2026  0 × A bighorn ewe springs from a specially made trailer used for bighorn sheep transfers. The sheep were released along the South Fork of the Judith River in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in 2021.Morgan Jacobsen photos, FWP...

More Hunters, Less Land to Hunt

Montana FWP struggles with more hunters as there are fewer private lands to hunt Brett French, Butte Montana Standard Montana’s millions of acres of private land offer some excellent hunting opportunities—the only catch is gaining the landowner’s...

Hatches of the Henry’s Fork Handbook

Mike Lawson’s Henry’s Fork Anglers is offering a free online handbook featuring the hatches of the Henry’s Fork. So well done…easily understandable for all skill levels. The handbook walks us through the important hatches from early season to...

“Deceptively Positive”

Press Release High Elevation Snowpack on Track for January 1, Despite Lack of Valley Snow Publish Date January 09, 2026 The January 2026 water supply outlook report is now available. Learn more about snow water equivalent measurements and water supply forecasting in...

Gill Lice, Pellet Machines, Infected Trout

This from Marshall Cutchin’s fine online publication, Mid Current. Aren’t we humans doing a fine job protecting our wild trout? Let’s build a “resort” or a “ranch” or a fly fishing “dream destination.” Then...

X Marks the Spot

I recently bumped into a gentleman who paid $1250.00 for a beaver fur cowboy hat. I said “dang”! He said it was 110X or 200X or maybe 1000X, but whatever X it was…that’s a lotta cash to fork over for a hat. I was curious so I did some checking...