FISHING -- Anglers who thrive on cutting a hole in the ice to drop a line were in a golden moment today. The ice was a half-foot thick at Silver and Sprague Lakes today as I cruised around; winds were calm and the sunshine was…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson came across the king of the Big Skies feasting on roadkill this week. He has some keen observations: Did a really nice hike today. We ran into this guy along the way. This is a Golden Eagle.…
PREDATORS -- A 20-year-old Stevensville hunter thought he'd done everything right before he let his three mountain lion dogs go on a set of fresh tracks Sunday afternoon. He'd been hunting with others in the Ninemile drainage north of Missoula since Sept. 3. In all…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.