Outdoors

Out of Bounds

Time to Pluck

I think I’ll chunk up the first bird I hit a little too hard for some orange chicken

Hunting

Hunting Season Hits Halfway Point

With big game check stations reporting more deer and elk harvested in northwest Montana compared to last year, wildlife officials say the upcoming “rut” could further improve hunters’ chances in the field

Out of Bounds

Opening Day

Like watching my dog hunt up birds, the mere sight of quail sets me in a proper frame of mind

Out of Bounds

The Queen is Dead

Twenty-eight years makes for an old bear, but 399 defied age

Wildlife

Chronic Wasting Disease Found for First Time in Wild Flathead Valley Deer

Wildlife officials confirmed the disease in a symptomatic buck at the Flathead County Landfill. The detection signals the neurological disease’s first known occurrence in wild deer populations in the Flathead, even as it has gained prevalence in the Libby area since 2019 and was detected in a local game farm in 2020.