Lightning Storm Safety Tips
We’re emerging again from the shorter, colder winter days and into spring. And with the change in seasons comes a change in the potential hazards we face when we go outside to enjoy the outdoors. One of the hazards we face when we hike fish, hunt, golf, etc., is lightning. So, when you do find…
Stay Safe in Bear Country
The NW Montana area is a vast outdoor playground; every year countless hikers, runners, skiers, hunters, loggers, and fisherman all spend considerable time in the backcountry. Bears share the forested mountain slopes and grassy foothills with the iconic grizzly bear. And it’s important that anyone who plans to spend time in these wild places to…
Identify Animal Tracks
When you spend time in the forests and in the mountains of NW Montana it will become quickly apparent that you are in a landscape that a great many creatures call home. You may be lucky enough to see the whitetail deer alongside a creek, or a mule deer buck along the thick-timbered slopes, or…