I don’t think it’s elitist to be a wild bird hunter. I can make an argument you’re either hunting wild birds or you’re not hunting.

Meteorologically speaking, spring arrives three days earlier in the United States than it did in 1980

It may seem counterintuitive, but spring is more of an indoor season for me

With this 'Out of Bounds' column it’s been a decade for me at the Flathead Beacon, writing about the outdoors and Montana

Instead of shaming us into essentially not hunting, we should focus on defending our sport and the habitat that sustains the animals we pursue

With hunting season over, this is when I take stock of the remains in the freezer and get to work, making stock

The Stream Access Law was approved in 1985, after a pair of 1984 rulings by the Montana Supreme Court affirmed the public’s right to access navigable rivers and streams

Flight is a great strategy for evading predators, though it isn’t always the perfect solution

I don’t always want the new. Sometimes I seek comforting familiarity.

Trail camera bans seem to be picking up steam across the West

What’s happening out on the checkerboard squares of our public lands isn’t kid stuff

I’ve got a bunch. Some have perennial spots on my list.

The impossible question is, of course, “If you could hunt only one bird, what would it be?”

This is the fifth and final installment in my review of cookbooks that make great Christmas gifts for wild protein eaters

Catch-and-release transformed river fly fishing and it now provides nearly endless enjoyment and fun for anglers