FWP Director Hank Worsech says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for a controversial proposal to change public-private hunting dynamics

City council is considering adopting a new curbside recycling program while furnishing all residential solid waste collections with bear-proof cans, albeit at a steep cost

Lifts will start spinning Dec. 17 as start of "exciting new chapter" for local mountain

Local ski hill is 81st addition to the pass, third in Montana

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

After dedicating nearly four decades to grizzly bear management and conflict resolution in Northwest Montana, Tim Manley is set to retire from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks as more bears and people roam the landscape

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

Without dogs most of what made the hunt special would have been lost in time, like tears in grass

Despite unseasonable weather, FWP check stations in northwest Montana recorded more hunters harvesting big game this year

Project will protect habitat and public access on 772 acres along Flathead River near Columbia Falls; property closed to public Dec. 1 through May 15 for big game winter range

Flathead Valley's only outdoor public archery range at Lone Pine will double in size, while Big Arm will gain 12-station range

Kitchen work is an essential step in the journey from field to table, but you’ve got to kill it first

Uphill skiing preseason regulations kick in while the cost for access at Big Mountain increases

Public-private collaboration culminates in landscape-scale protection in northwest Montana, secures permanent recreation access to Libby-area working forests

Landowners and conservationists restore the severely eroded stream using natural processes