Montana’s remote northwestern corner inspires varied reactions from visitors, who come face to face with a sense of their own insignificance in a landscape that feels at once boundless and confining, a world of dark timber and long shadows. And then . . .
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Podcast: Hunting Northeast Montana, With Chad Hoover
In his latest podcast, Reid is joined by Chad Hoover, owner of Hoover Outfitting. With deep family roots in Montana, Chad has built a career offering hunts for sharptail grouse and Hungarian partridge in the remote prairie regions o Big Sky Country. . . .
Read MoreGoing Lead-Free is for the Birds
At Orvis, we see guides as more than just providers of a good day on the water or in the field. Guides are the trusted authorities, the people who dedicate days, months, and years (in and out of the season) to developing a relationship with both the . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Road Less Traveled, with Tim and Joanne Linehan
Reid speaks once more with his friends Tim and Joanne Linehan of Linehan Outfitting in Montana’s Yaak Valley. Tim and Joanne tell the story of building an outfitting business, and a life, in one of the most remote parts of the Lower 48. A bit about the . . .
Read MorePodcast: Hunting in the Yaak, with Tim Linehan
Outfitter Tim Linehan joins Reid from the remote Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana to discuss wild places and wild birds. Tim and Joanne Linehan have been operating a hunting and fishing business, . . .
Read MoreVideo: Farmland Huns in Montana
Endorsed guide Chad Hoover took this video of Hungarian Partridge at an old farm site in eastern Montana last September. Huns are notorious for being found around old farm sites and . . .
Read MorePhotos: Ever Seen a Chocolate Grouse?
Written by: Tim Linehan, Linehan Outfitting Co.
The brown feathers on the grouse’s ruff was quite distinct.
Photos by Tim Linehan
This past fall, I had a client knock down this ruffed grouse. Notice that it literally has a chocolate ruff and tailband. I’ve seen in my entire life. I posted the photo on Instagram wondering if any other . . .
Read MoreVideo: Cold-Weather Sharptails
Native bird species often show remarkable adaptations to harsh environments. In this video captured by endorsed wingshooting guide Chad Hoover, sharptail grouse endure a . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Hold the Line While Grouse Hunting
Written by: Tim Linehan, Linehan Outfitting Co.
Grouse hunting with friends is a blast, but safety must be your paramount concern.
Photo by Mary Beth Monahan
From New England to Michigan and across to Montana, grouse hunting is all about being in the bush. Grouse coverts are particularly thick and sometimes difficult to navigate. Terrain, . . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: A Western Montana Brace of Grouse
Northwest Montana grouse hunters have been averaging four flushes per hour. Here’s Linehan Outfitting Company guest Gordon H. of Boston and Gracie with a brace of ruffed grouse.
Photo by Tim Linehan