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Outdoor Moments: Nashville ladies take Montana road trip

Iwas talking to the manager of a small park in North Dakota, just west of the Montana border, when an SUV with Texas license plates pulled up and parked beside

Outdoor Moments: When sentimental attachment outweighs functionality

I’ll bet the two young men fishing on the bank probably felt sorry for me. There I was, an old guy in an old boat, and every time I turned

Outdoor Moments: Magazine ad sparks fair-chase conversation

Ialmost choked when I saw the ad in the magazine. It was a fullpage, four-color ad, costing probably $1,200 - $2,000, considering the magazine where it appeared. “HUNT THE XXX

Outdoor Moments: A hunt to remember

We hiked for a half hour in the predawn darkness, following a cow trail that paralleled the ash trees lining the creek bottom. I had invited two friends to join

Outdoor Moments: Tried-and-proven rock yields big trout for 30 years

On my fourth cast, a big fish grabbed the jig, and my rod bent double. I just smiled, and thought to myself, one more time, one more year, here we

Preserving Montana’s outdoors heritage is a challenge

Iattended a meeting the other day that was billed as an invitation to participate in a “community conversation” about how to preserve Montana’s outdoor heritage. The meeting was hosted by

Alan Charles’ Outdoor Moments: How to cook your goose

Since I wrote a column several weeks ago about hunting wild geese, I have had numerous people ask me, “What do you do with all those geese, since they are

Outdoor Moments: No shoveling required

Chuck got the first strike, and moments later, landed a six-pound redfish. Then, Doc hooked up, hanging on as his reel’s drag screeched against the pull of a slightly larger

Outdoor Moments: Learning a new fishing technique can cure cabin fever

Acouple weeks ago, I drove to Helena to fish for big rainbow trout. Normally, this time of year, I’d be hauling the ice auger, sled and ice fishing tackle. But

Different elk camps have different stories

We left camp at first light, and started climbing straight up the steep mountain through a series of snowcovered rock slides. My brother, Stephan, and I were hunting elk and