Montana Grant

Kiss a frog and you may find a Prince! If not, you may just be kissing a frog! Spring Peepers are a sign of Spring in Montana. The other day…

 As the weather begins to improve, more folks will want to visit Montana’s wonderful Fishing Access’s. These public places are no longer Free for All.  “A valid Conservation License is…

Montana is blessed to have an access law that allows anglers, boaters, hikers, and others to gain access to our watersheds. This law states that. “Rivers and streams capable of…

Smoked fish is a tasty way to enjoy your catch. There is an art to smoking fish correctly, but once done, smoked fish can have many uses. Handy Randy is…

Daylight Savings Time is on Sunday, March 10th. We will need to set our clocks forward by one hour. Most electronics will adjust automatically but check to make sure.  So,…

It’s that time of year when we need to get a new sporting license. Like it or not, a fishing/hunting license renewal is required to continue fishing and hunting.  Back…

If you had to eat just one species of Montana fish, what would it be? There could be only one. Targeting, catching, and harvesting just one species would make you…

Wildflowers are a big part of the beauty in Big Sky Country. There are a few early Spring flowers that we can look forward to. The other day I saw…

Outdoorsmen and women invent some unique and different meals when afield. After a long day on the water, in the woods, or trekking the fields, stomachs are grumbling, and sports…

Fishing and hunting often require great patience. There can be a long time between seeing antlers or a few bites. Comfort during these sessions is important. The comfortable sport is…

There has been some feedback that some readers are tired of articles just about hunting and fishing. Hopefully they will be happy with this change in themes.  I have spent…

Getting skunked when fishing is no fun. Sadly, it happens even to the best anglers. The good news is that you don’t have to clean any fish, and a bad…

As the 4th largest American State, Montana does have a sense of humor. This is shown in the way that early pioneers named their towns and places.  If you lived…

Montana is certainly famous for our Big Skies”, but there are several other Big Sky Country nicknames. Montana is named after the Spanish work meaning “mountainous”. There is no direct…

Fly tying is an art. Not everyone can paint the Mona Lisa or tie a Royal Coachman. It takes dexterity, good vision, technique, and skill. Not everyone is a master…

Montana has many wet assets. There are 18 large rivers in our state. That adds up to 169,829 miles of flowing water. 408 of these river miles are labeled as…

The first thing that you notice when you get out of your truck, at the Hyalite Lake dam’ is nothing! The Silence is wonderful. No loud noises, screams, trains, interstate,…

You would think that as much fun as hunting, fishing, and playing is, that others would enjoy doing them with you.  Age makes us wise when it comes to this…

Fly fishing has been around for centuries. The first fly rods were made of slender sticks or bamboo. Reels held line made of waxed horsehair wrapped onto a couple anchor…

Fish guts are a by product of cleaning fish. The fish’s insides, skin, head, and fins need to be disposed of. If you just chuck the guts in your garbage…

Owls are a Montana thing. To the native peoples, owls had magical powers. The sight of an owl during the day meant that you would be close to death soon.…