Wapiti Waters recommends this cottage for a couple or a couple of guys that are interested in fishing the upper Bitterroot River and even the Big Hole River in Montana. It is affordable, clean, private and quiet. There are year-round activities such as hiking, biking, fishing, canoe,
cross country and downhill skiing. Lost Trail Powder Mountain and Chief
Joseph Pass cross country ski trails are about 40 miles south. Painted
Rocks Reservoir and Trapper Peak are 22 miles southwest on West...Read Full Story
Winter in the Bitterroot
This photo was taken in December, 2011, along the Bitterroot River south of Missoula. The peak in the background is Blue Mountain.Read Full Story
ROB CHANEY
Missoulian
MISSOULA, Mont.
In the Bible, Ruth exemplifies devotion and initiative. An equine version of the story here in Missoula does her justice.
Ruth the Donkey barely stood a chance a year ago, when she was a refugee from a failed large animal sanctuary in Niarada. Her hooves curled back like Persian slippers and her coat was matted and sparse when she appeared in the Missoulian last January.
Marie Andersen was one of dozens of...Read Full Story
Montana Deer Harvest Picks up in Final Days Montana Deer Harvest Picks up in Final Days Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks MALTA, Mont. - -( Ammoland.com )- Deer harvest picked up pace in the final week of big game season in west-central Montana, bumping check station reported harvests closer to 2010 than they were mid-season. At the Darby hunter check station, more hunters brought home more deer than they had in the fifth and final week of the season since 2007. And at the Anaconda and Bonner...Read Full Story
"Elk in the Bitterroot Valley in January" by amontanaview | RedBubble :
Two cows and two calves were moving from a pasture into timber here. This photo has only one of the calves. The day was overcast and snowing lightly in early January 2012. To me, the interesting behavior was how the two cows stayed so close together as they milled around while I snapped the photos. When I left, they continued to calmly move up into the timber.
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is conducting a three-year study of elk in the southern Bitterroot Mountains to learn more about the migration habits of the elk, as well as predators' effect on the population.Ravalli RepublicView Comments |
Despite January's blast of snow, snowpack levels in Montana remain near or below average, with the Kootenai, Upper and Lower Clark Fork and Bitterroot hovering near 100 percent, while the Flathead Basin has just 86 percent of average.
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"That means three additional months of knowing if they did or did not draw a permit." Montanans seeking bull elk or mule deer bucks in many popular hunting districts need to declare their choices by March 15 to enter the permit lottery. That's also the ...
On Thursday, the commission voted unanimously to support an effort to obtain federal grant monies to repair the Montana Rail Link line that shut down last June after high water washed out a culvert between Florence and Stevensville. The decision by MRL to ...
"I had reports of a grizzly at Ambrose Saddle, but I couldn't confirm it," said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bitterroot-based biologist Craig Jourdonnais. "Personally, it wouldn't surprise me. We have been getting reports of them ambling over Rock ...
Fish, Wildlife & Parks commissioners meet Thursday Feb. 16 to finalize Montana 2012-13 hunting regulations. On the agenda is the issue of archery elk permits in the Missouri Breaks Elk Management Unit and 22 other hunting districts where archery ...
The findings of a study that tracked fish recovery in streams in Montana's Bitterroot Valley following the wildfires of 2000 generally support the findings done in Yellowstone National Park in 1988--wildfires ultimately had a beneficial effect on stream habitat and trout. Bitterroot Trout Unlimited is sponsoring Michael Jakober's talk "Fish and fires: You can burn us but we'll be back," on Thursday in Hamilton.
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Bitterroot Furniture is simply the best furniture store in Western Montana. We work hard to provide our customers with beautiful high-quality furniture, honest prices, and old-fashioned customer service. You’ll appreciate our "best price" policy on name ...
They work with several Montana fly fishing lodges, hotels and vacation rentals across Southwestern Montana. In Wintertime, Fly Fishing is Easy on … A winter fly fishing trip to the Quality Waters of the San Juan River, just … Full Story »In Wintertime ...
Snow shovels scarce in MissoulaKAJ18 Kalispell Montana NewsMISSOULA- Vicious snowfall the past few days drove hundreds of people to local hardware stores for shovels, snow blowers, and ice scrapers. Ace Hardware in Missoula completely cleaned out stores in Kalispell, Polson, and Ronan to provide for Missoula's ...and more »
Montana is a rare and special place. Known as the "Treasure State" and "Big Sky Country" many things about Montana are large, though not our population. Our landscape includes many contrasts such as wide open space and high mountains with wild game, ranch/farm land and distant towns and cities, native people and those who have come more recently...more
Montana is a rare and special place. Known as the "Treasure State" and "Big Sky Country" many things about Montana are large, though not our population. Our landscape includes many contrasts such as wide open space and high mountains with wild game, ranch/farm land and distant towns and cities, native people and those who have come more recently from all over the world to either visit or live. All this combines to make Montana a place of inspiration and beauty. Montana has diverse offerings of artistic heritage, open range, mountains, flora and fauna and friendly people. Read on for countless examples.