In the late winter and spring, outdoor enthusiasts often have to make a difficult choice: ski or fish? If you’ve had your powder fix for the season, the next few months can be a good time to find solitude and plenty of walk-wade fishing opportunities...
Die-hard fly anglers don’t let the weather hold them back: They gear up and go, rain, sleet, or snow. But most have a well-worn, stay-warm routine. According to Wade Fellin, a fishing guide and manager of the Big Hole Lodge in Wise River, Montana, “It...
When Logan Leachman, a partner with JLF Architects & Associates, and his family bought a Bridger Canyon home on the outskirts of Bozeman, Montana, it came with a legendary symbol, one that’s been credited to make or break a ski day for those who believe....
Farewell, Feathers NuDown’s technology transforms a jacket from breathable shell to insulated puffy with a few pumps of air. Jeff Pickett credits his friend Franz Weber, the former world champion speed skier, for the advice that spawned his latest business venture. Now, after years of tinkering,...
Having planned our winter excursion to Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Snow Lodge in early summer — as it’s renowned for being booked solid in advance — there was no way to anticipate the plunge in temperature that would envelop our trip. At 24 degrees below zero,...
In 1918, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act was designed, according the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to “make it illegal for anyone to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter, any migratory bird, or the parts,...
A new bipartisan Senate bill that would authorize more than $1 billion every year to critical state-level fish and wildlife conservation work is drawing the enthusiastic support of public lands sportsmen and women. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) commended the introduction by Senator Jim Risch...
The harvest season and end-of-summer sunshine is celebrated throughout the Northern Rockies with a variety of family-friendly events. McIntosh Apple Day Oct. 6 | Hamilton, Montana | bitterrootchamber.com Hailed as the “Biggest Bake Sale Under the Big Sky,” the annual festival at the Ravalli Museum celebrates the local...
Growing up in Sun Valley, Idaho, with a father who was passionate about bird hunting, Sarah Tilt learned how to use a shotgun at an early age. But it wasn’t until about 20 years ago, when she moved to Montana’s Gallatin Valley and decided to...
Vestiges of the lawless wilds of the Old West, the ghost towns of the Northern Rockies are the perfect backdrop to a fall weekend road trip. And with the departure of summer tourists, these historic treasures have been abandoned anew, making autumn the ideal time...