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Central Montana's Smith River is one of few you need a permit to float, and they're notoriously hard to get. Recent changes may help Montana residents have a better shot at getting a permit.

Could Bigfoot really be wandering around Central Montana? Rebecca and Shannon dive into the mystery with guest Bridger Lutz, a local Bigfoot researcher who's spent years collecting stories, studying sightings, and searching the Great Falls area for signs of Sasquatch. From suspicious sounds in the woods to tracks that can't be explained, this episode explores the legends—and possible truths—behind one of Montana's most mysterious creatures. Tune in for laughs, local lore, and a whole lot of Bigfoot talk. Visit Great Falls: https://visitgreatfallsmontana.org Bigfoot Map: https://www.bigfootmap.com CM Russell Museum: https://visitgreatfallsmontana.org/listing-item/cm-russell-museum/ Humanities Montana: https://www.humanitiesmontana.org Topics Covered: – Bigfoot sightings in Great Falls, Montana – Interview with Bigfoot researcher Bridger Lutz – Central Montana cryptid activity – Sasquatch stories and local legends – What it's like to research Bigfoot

Send us a textJoin us, and our very too cool guest "Kimbo," "Kimbley," "Kimbodini," for a celebration of the romcom with the ultimate example "When Harry Met Sally," (D. Reiner 1989). We pontificate over the politics of friendship, the "single serving friend," sons of former Presidents, and whether of not "this guy *uc*s." We're cool. You get it. Call your favorite pal on the split screen video phone, and snuggle in for your first "You Choose the Review," poll winner of 2025!**All episodes contain explicit language**Artwork - Ben McFaddenReview Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood"What Are We Watching" & "Whatcha been up to?" Themes - Matthew Fosket"Fun Facts" Theme - Chris Olds/Paul RootLead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFaddenProduced by - Ben McFadden & Paul RootConcept - Paul Root

Send us a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale spent an information packed hour with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Wildlife Manager for Region 2, Liz Bradley. Liz and Rigger covered it all from where to find the Elk, Mulies and Whitetail Deer to the best spots to bag some Grouse, Waterfowl and yes even, though rare for the area, the elusive Pronghorn. Liz even covered some great ideas on where to find Black Bears, Mountain Lions and more! Rigger got all the questions he could think of answered, including things like what type of hunting the region is most noted for, what the private land hunting accessibility is like, what the biggest challenges the region is currently facing and what the biggest accomplishments Liz and her crew have made recently! West-Central Montana can be an extremely successful place to hunt IF you know all the current information about the area and this Podcast is THE place to get all of that, so get to listening and then go have a successful hunt!Links:Click here to look through the FWP Big Game Hunting Forecast for Region 2.If you would like to learn more about Region 2, click here.Wildlife Manager Liz Bradley also mentioned a great report for you Region 2 Elk Hunters called the 2024 State of the Elk for Region 2. Click here to read the latest version of that report! You can also find more great ongoing updates on the Region 2 Facebook Page by clicking here! Or why not signup to get regular updates by clicking here!Click here to use the FWP Hunt Planner Map.To learn more about the FWP Region 2 Block Management Program as well as to get property maps and more for Region 2 click here.Click here to get up to date on all Montana hunting regulations.To learn how to collect a CWD sample from your harvested animal click here.Do you have questions or comments for Region 2 Wildlife Manager Liz Bradley? Click here to send her an email.Click here to send Downrigger Dale an email.Remember to tune in to our live radio show, The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, every Saturday morning from 6:00AM to 8:00AM. The show airs on 30 radio stations all across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

Send us a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Montana FWP Wildlife Manager Cory Loecker to find out what the hunting will be like in North Central Montana Region 4. Cory and Rigger covered that region inside and out and Cory gave information on how healthy the Elk, Deer and Antelope herds are as well as where the best places are to find them. Spoiler Alert: Things are looking pretty darn good for those! But Cory dished out even more! He went over the outlook for success if you want to hunt Black Bear, Mountain Lions, Waterfowl, Pheasants and all kinds of other Upland Game Birds. Heck he even covered what the hunting outlook was for Turkeys and yes even Wolves and more! In other words if it runs, flys, creeps, crawls, stocks, sneaks or anything else in North Central Montana, he covered it! This podcast is basically a treasure trove of information for any hunter that wants the most up to date information to increase their hunting success no matter what they want to hunt in North Central Montana! This Podcast FOR SURE needs to be on your playlist if you want to be ahead of all the rest of the hunters in that region. So could this Podcast get any better? YES and it is! Rigger and Cory also talked about hunting access, what the main challenges are for the region and even what the top successes Cory and his crew have had in improving the wildlife management in Region 4! In fact Downrigger got a little personal with Wildlife Manager Loecker and even got him to spill the beans on what his favorite game is to hunt. So what are you waiting for? Get to listening!!Links:Click here to look through the FWP Big Game Hunting Forecast for Region 4.If you would like to learn more about Region 4, click here. You can also find more great ongoing updates on the Region 4 Facebook Page by clicking here!Click here to use the FWP Hunt Planner Map.To learn more about the FWP Region 4 Block Management Program as well as to get property maps and more for Region 4 click here.Click here to get up to date on all Montana hunting regulations.To learn how to collect a CWD sample from your harvested animal click here.Do you have questions or comments for Region 4 Wildlife Manager Cory Loecker? Click here to send him an email!Questions for Downrigger Dale? Remember to tune in to our live radio show, The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, every Saturday morning from 6:00AM to 8:00AM. The show airs on 30 radio stations all across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

Man alive! What a trip! On our last night of the Grouse tour all of us sat down to recap the highs and lows of our trip.  Central Montana was lousy with birds this year and boy did we need it after chasing mountain birds. There were plentiful numbers of Sage Grouse. The best numbers of Huns and Sharptails that I have ever seen in the country. And we even found a rattlesnake and lived to tell the tale! Presented by OnX Hunt Boss Shotshells Final Rise Dogtra Waltons Gun Dog Grind Coffee NutriSource Pet Food

Fromberg rancher, Jese Stetson joins us for the Young Farmer & Rancher Series sponsored by the Montana Farm Bureau Federation. Jese describes their operation, the trials and tribulations in agriculture, the opportunities, and the ways that ag folks step up to help those in need.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Puget Sound Energy has signed a 25 year contract to purchase energy from a wind farm being built in Central Montana.

The 51st Annual Montana History Conference is coming to Great Falls Sept. 26-28.  The agenda is packed and impactful. Click on the podcast as Montana Historical Society Historian Christine Brown goes through some of the keynote address, events, tours, and […] The post 51st Montana History Conference Taps Our Central Montana Roots first appeared on Voices of Montana.

Tonight's guest, Ken Medsker, had his first Bigfoot sighting in 1978. It was a full-body sighting that happened at a range of 50 yards, when Ken saw a Sasquatch walking out of an alpine lake, called Crystal Lake, in Central Montana. That isn't the only sighting Ken has had. More sightings were yet to follow, after the day he had his first sighting. Those experiences, that Ken had, motivated him to create a research group, 4 years ago, that investigates sightings and encounters people have with them. He named it the Montana Idaho Bigfoot Research Group. On tonight's show, Ken is going to not only talk about his encounters, he's also going to talk about the MIBRG. We hope you'll tune in and listen to him do that.  If you'd like to become a member of Ken's Montana Idaho Bigfoot Research Group, on Facebook, please go to…  https://www.facebook.com/groups/673490389991612/  If you've had a Bigfoot sighting and would like to be a guest, on the show, please go to https://MyBigfootSighting.com and let us know. We'd love to hear from you.  Premium memberships are now available! If you'd like to be able to listen to the show without ads and have full access to premium content, please go to https://MyBigfootSighting.com to find out how to become a premium member.If you'd like to help support the show, by buying your own My Bigfoot Sighting t-shirt, sweatshirt, or tank top, please visit the My Bigfoot Sighting Show Store Page, by going to...https://dogman-encounters.myshopify.com/collections/mens-my-bigfoot-sighting-collectionShow's theme song, "Banjo Music," courtesy Nathan BrumleyI produce 3 other podcasts that are available for listening on your favorite podcast app. If you haven't checked them out, already, here are links to them…  Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio https://www.spreaker.com/show/bigfoot-eyewitness-radio_1  Dogman Encounters https://www.spreaker.com/show/dogman-encounters-radio_2  My Paranormal Experience https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-paranormal-experience  Thanks for listening!

Rebecca and Shannon are letting listeners in on a lesser-known experience in Great Falls and across Central Montana - the CM Russell Auto Tour! Explore the places famed cowboy artist Charlie Russell painted. Want a highly coveted copy of the CM Russell Auto Tour guide? Email Carol at information@visitgreatfalls.org. Auto Tour info: https://centralmontana.com/specialinterest/scenicbyways/cmrussellautotour/ More about Charlie: https://visitgreatfallsmontana.org/cm-russell-art-soul-american-west/

Lawyers argued before the Montana Supreme Court Friday in a case that could determine the future of the proposed Black Butte Copper Mine in Central Montana.

In the latest update of our young farmer and rancher series, sponsored by the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, Bronya Willmore of Roy talks about ranching in Central Montana, getting involved in Montana Farm Bureau and advocating on behalf of the agriculture industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One-hundred-fifty nuclear missiles in central Montana are scheduled for replacement. Air Force officials visited the region this week to explain the project and answer questions. "Project Sentinel" is expected to hire up to 3,000 people as missiles installed across the West during the 1960s are replaced.

Tyler Corder, Chief Financial Officer for Findlay Automotive Group, joins the show today to talk about his roots in a rural part of Central Montana, growing up on a wheat farm, and his time at Montana State University where he earned his business degree. His career kicked off at General Motors Acceptance Corporations (GMAC), where he started by collecting past-due car payments. Tyler's dedication led him to climb the ranks, becoming a branch manager before being transferred to Las Vegas in 1992. In 1994, he crossed paths with Mr. Findlay, who sought his expertise in expanding the car dealership business. Tyler reflects on his involvement with the Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow (FIT) and the automotive technician course that collaborates with Findlay Automotive.Sharing his insights, Tyler advises aspiring community leaders to immerse themselves in the community and actively participate. So, if you're looking to make a difference,take Tyler's advice and put yourself out there!Findlay Automotive:Findlay Auto Group Careers | Learn MoreFoundation for an Independent Tomorrow and Findlay Automotive: Findlay hires new graduates from FIT's class of auto techs | Dealer News | Autos (reviewjournal.com)

Rebecca and Shannon are chatting with the woman they consider to be the queen of hiking in and around Great Falls, Katie Kotynski! She's hiked hundreds of miles this year alone. Katie is founding member of Girls in Glacier, leads hikes throughout Central Montana, and is an expert on enjoying the outdoors. She also gives Rebecca and Shannon a lesson in wildflowers. You can connect with Katie on the Girls in Glacier facebook page or at https://www.girlsinglacier.com/. Check out her husband Tom Kotynshki's guide book called Discover the Rocky Mountain Front: A Hiking Guide at Cassiopeia Books in Great Falls! You can also find it on Amazon. Here's the map system Katie's refernces in the episode: https://www.girlsinglacier.com/.

There is a small town in Central Montana that is home to an amazing business that for years has been one of THE leaders in the boating industry and no we don't mean just in Montana but in the entire United States!! In this episode of the Montana Outdoor Podcast, we continue our quest to find the knowledge you need to find the right boat for you.  We had the opportunity to spend some time with Dave Juvik of Townsend Marine.  Dave is a fascinating guy with a tremendous amount of knowledge. He is one of those rare guys who started his career in the back of a boat dealership in the service department and worked his way up to the front of the dealership. He is one of the most knowledgeable people in the entire county when it comes to Lund Boats as well as other brands.  Lund Boats are one of the most popular and iconic brands of fishing boats in the world and believe it or not Townsend Marine, located in the small town of Townsend Montana, sells more Lund boats then almost any other dealership in America! So, if folks across the country can buy a Lund most anywhere in America why do they come to Townsend Marine? After you listen to this podcast you will know and completely understand the answer to that question. Hint: between Dave and the wonderful owners of Townsend Marine, Chris and Desiree McFadden, the only people that likely know more about boats are the manufactures themselves!Just click here to send an email and or call Dave Juvik and the gang at Townsend Marine.  Also be sure and click here to take a look at their new and used boats. They have a great website at townsendmarine.com so be sure and see all they offer from fishing boats to pontoon boats to sterndrive wakeboard boats and more!Remember to tune in to our live radio show, The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, every Saturday morning from 6:00AM to 8:00AM. The show airs on 30 radio stations all across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

Carilla French the HRDC director just completed the Community Needs Assessment. The assesment revealed the main needs for the community.

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Alli Caraveo.Alli Caraveo is a stay-at-home mom, first-generation rancher, entrepreneur and Equine Gestaltist™. She pursued her lifelong love for animals by getting her Veterinary Technology degree in 2012. During that time, she was building a family and a ranch with her future husband. Currently, Alli and her family are enjoying the slow life of Central Montana while enjoying a life they have always dreamed of. She has opened up a retreat center and an Equine Gestalt Coaching business where she and her horses help others walk through deep disappointment, life transitions, trauma, and healing.For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/169 . . .DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK:[13:57] Training & Programs Alli Went Through to Begin Her Own Business[17:36] All About the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method[26:39] Services Restorative Strides Provides to the Community[28:53] Alli Discusses Her Retreats & Workshops[30:40] Mental Health & Agriculture[36:16] Rapid Fire. . .This week's episode is brought to you byFCC Events . . .Let's get SocialFollow The Rural Woman Podcast on Social MediaInstagram | FacebookSign up to get email updatesJoin our private Facebook group, The Rural Woman Podcast Community Connect with Katelyn on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest. . .Support the ShowPatreon | Merch | PayPal | Become a Show SponsorShop our Show SponsorsLeave a Review on Apple Podcasts | Take the Listener SurveyScreenshot this episode and share it on your socials!Tag @TheRuralWomanPodcast + #TheRuralWomanPodcast. . .Meet the TeamAudio Editor | MixBär.Admin Team | Kim & Co OnlinePatreon...

Colton Gilman joins the show to tell some crazy hunting stories from around the country plus Australia. We talk about his run ins with grizzlies and mountain lions. We also talk elk, black bear and turkey. Some fly fishing and trapping talk thrown in. And also alot of traditional archery talk. Check him out on facebook and his instagram is @stick_bum if you want to follow along with his adventures

Theresa joins the show to talk about her hunting career. We talk deer, elk, and antelope and some of the places she's gone hunting. Check out her and Youtube channels - Theresa Dighans and Dusk Till Dawn Predator Hunting along with her Instagram pages @tdighans and @wildfillyphotography

Chris joins the show to talk about becoming a hunter at a late age and the transition from New York to Montana. We discuss his favorite hunts, what he enjoys about it, and the things he's learned along the way. Check out his podcast Hi-Line Hunter

Triangle Telephone Cooperative (TTC) is a company owned by its members. The cooperative was incorporated on March 24, 1953 in Havre, Montana by rural residents of Central Montana. In 1994, TTC purchased 13 exchanges from US West (now CenturyLink) and […]

McCafferty Ranch are a family owned and operated cattle ranch in Central Montana owned by Joel and Cindy McCafferty (the 3rd, 4th, and 5th generations are all living on the ranch).  In 2014, Joel and Cindy's daughter Megan (and husband Logan) moved back to the ranch, and the need to diversify the ranch's income arose.  Joel had seen hydroponics used by a friend to maintain his bull herd.  When he saw this, he immediately started thinking about how he could feed out beef cattle on barley sprouts.  After some research (although there was very limited research on the topic at the time) they jumped all in and built a hydroponic plant on the ranch. The plant was designed and built by members of the family in 2017, and they started feeding cattle on barley sprouts for direct to consumer sales.   Their mission from the get go was to produce the healthiest and best tasting beef possible.  They feel as if they have accomplished that.  All of their beef cattle are born and raised on their ranch.  They practice gentle cattle handling from birth to processing by doing all of their cattle work on horseback.   Finally, the beef is finished on barley sprouts.  The barley fodder has allowed their cattle to gain weight extremely well (comparable to grain finished beef) and to marble extremely well (comparable to grain finished beef).  They often tell potential customers that the barley sprouts allow their animals to gain weight much like an athlete would - through a healthy diet and exercise (their animals are fed out in a large pasture where they are required to walk distances to feed, graze and water). These health benefits are translated into the beef product. Currently they sell beef direct to consumers through nationwide sales and bulk local orders.  Additionally, they have recently started producing beef tallow products such as soaps, lotions, and leather conditioners that are 100% non-toxic and really allow them to utilize the whole animal. They have also redesigned their hydroponic plant and manufactured an entirely new hydroponic system that is now available to purchase. This new hydroponic system is unlike any other on the market and they believe superior because of production ability, state of the art automations, and lower price points than competitors.  They could go on and on about the applications for hydroponics within the ag industry and believe that it could really change agriculture for the better. https://www.mccaffertyranch.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mccaffertyranchbeef/ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 04:15 Hydroponics 07:50 Sprouts as finishing ration 12:55 USDA grading system 15:13 Water used for producing sprouts 17:51 Herbicides, pesticides 19:37 Temperature 23:42 Just water and barley 26:53 Acreage 32:56 Drought in Montana 38:07 Limitations to scaling 43:59 Metabolomic analysis of beef 49:36 Feeding hydroponic sprouts to beef See open positions at Revero: https://jobs.lever.co/Revero/ Join Carnivore Diet for a free 30 day trial: https://carnivore.diet/join/ Book a Carnivore Coach: https://carnivore.diet/book-a-coach/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.carnivore.diet Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://carnivore.diet/subscribe/ . ‪#revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation   #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach  #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree  ‪

Mike Ruggles is the Region 5 Supervisor for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. Mike has spent much of the last 10+years in the field working with wildlife and communities connected to the Musselshell River in Central Montana. The 350 miles of the Musselshell River flows through a great deal of agricultural lands, supports migratory birds and a variety of aquatic species, and has experienced a great deal of channelization over the past 150 years due to infrastructure for highways, mining, railroad, and irrigation. Mike will speak with us about the significance of agency positions creating relationships with folks on the ground and having them help guide the work, the value in honest dialogue and the need to break habits of making assumptions about different sectors or demographics on the land. He has great insight for folks working both in government agency, as well as landowners. He shares on his work with the Musselshell Watershed Coalition; a watershed group that brings together a variety of stakeholders to restore the natural floodplain of the river, and create communication around the needs of the river and water users. Mike also speaks to the value in connecting communities to their own environments, and an exciting project that MT FWP is partnering on with Musselshell County. LINKS: Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Musselshell Watershed Coalition Connect to your local Conservation District This episode is part of the Life in the Land project, which is a series of films and podcasts produced by Stories for Action, which hears from folks that interact with the complexities of Montana's landscapes, speaking to the value of locally-led work and the holistic approaches needed for the health of communities and the ecosystems they're a part of. Find out more about the project and watch the films at LifeintheLand.org Stories for Action holds a mission to use the power of storytelling to create human connection and advance a thriving planet for all. StoriesforAction.org  Follow along on our Instagram and Facebook: @StoriesforAction

We are on the Walsh Ranch, speaking with Bud and Sheila Walsh, in Central Montana on the edge of the Fort Belknap Reservation. Many elements are dependent on the health of these grasslands; they provide key wildlife corridors, are key for regional watersheds, carbon sequestration, and the health of this region supports hardworking communities largely centered around cattle ranching. These folks take great pride in producing quality food for the world, in ways that can also steward the land. Here in Central Montana, there are several partnerships being formed, many non-traditional, which Bud and Sheila Walsh are involved in and will be speaking to today. To put it nicely, and vaguely, the world of ranching landowner and conservation non-profits or government agencies have not always had histories of working well together. But Bud and Sheila Walsh will share with us how these partnerships can be done with established trust, communication, and when the needs and knowledge of the ranchers on the ground are truly listened to and respected.  They will share with us about being involved with The Nature Conservancy's Matador Ranch grassbank and the Rancher's Stewardship Alliance, where rancher's are leading work, through partnerships, that benefit communities and the ecosystems they're a part of. Bud also speaks to his involvement with the Agricultural Committee for the Island Mountain Development Group, an Indigenous-led entity working to create self-sustaining economies and opportunities for members of the Aaniih  and Nakoda Nations. This is a great episode for ranchers, folks in conservation, community development, or great insight for those who think their lives may not relate to those of ranchers at all, because I'm sure in some way you will find that it does. Bud and Sheila share insight on building trust and the values in listening, learning together, creating opportunities for the next generation, and the involvement of local communities.  LINKS Ranchers Stewardship Alliance The Nature Conservancy's Matador Ranch Island Mountain Development Group This episode is part of the Life in the Land project, which is a series of films and podcasts produced by Stories for Action, which hears from folks that interact with the complexities of Montana's landscapes, speaking to the value of locally-led work and the holistic approaches needed for the health of communities and the ecosystems they're a part of. Find out more about the project and watch the films at LifeintheLand.org Stories for Action holds a mission to use the power of storytelling to create human connection and advance a thriving planet for all. StoriesforAction.org  Follow along on our Instagram and Facebook: @StoriesforAction

April brought the most precipitation of any month of the year to Montana. The cool, wet spring improved snowpack and delayed the spring runoff, but this encouraging outlook comes with a caveat.

Bill Milton and his wife Dana run a cattle ranch just northeast of Roundup in Central Montana. Bill and Dana have always strived to find symbiotic relationships amongst all life on the land, and this means being involved in a lot of efforts that involve collaboration between agriculture, agency, and conservation interests. Bill will share with us about the realities of what ranchers are up against and ways he sees resiliency being built for people and place. He speaks to the value and urgency in working collaboratively, creatively, and having honest dialogue around the shared challenges and successes. He will speak specifically to his work with the Musselshell Watershed Coalition, Winnett ACES, and an exciting new project, the Rangeland Monitoring Group, which involves rancher guided research and data collection of the rangeland ecosystem. Bill has great information for fellow ranchers, agency, conservation groups, and those who may see themselves as distant to agricultural communities, expressing shared needs of humanity and resiliency. We will also hear from Natalie Berkman, apprentice at the Milton Ranch through Quivira Coalition's New Agrarian Program. LINKS: Musselshell Watershed Coalition Winnett ACES Quivira Coalition's New Agrarian Program Rangeland Monitoring Group Montana DEQ's Abandoned Mine Land Program Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Montana Conservation Districts BioRegions International WWF Sustainable Ranching Initiative The Nature Conservancy Montana Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Northern Great Plains Joint Venture This episode is part of the Life in the Land project, which is a series of films and podcasts produced by Stories for Action, which hears from folks that interact with the complexities of Montana's landscapes, speaking to the value of locally-led work and the holistic approaches needed for the health of communities and the ecosystems they're a part of. Find out more about the project and watch the films at LifeintheLand.org Stories for Action holds a mission to use the power of storytelling to create human connection and advance a thriving planet for all. StoriesforAction.org  Follow along on our Instagram and Facebook: @StoriesforAction #regenerative #regenerativeranching #ranching #ranchlife #drought #montana #resilience #collaborativeconservation

Laura Nowlin grew up on her family's ranch in Winnett, MT, in the prairies and coulees of Central Montana. After a decade away, Laura returned home and continues her family's tradition as a cattle rancher. Her passion and heart is clearly tied to not only the land and waters here, but the community of Winnett. Laura speaks to her involvements with locally led organization Winnett ACES, whose holistic approach touches on everything from ranch viability, ecosystem health, and reviving old buildings to serve the needs of the community.   She also speaks to her work with the Musselshell Watershed Coalition and the value in partnerships and local voices leading the work. In this conversation, Laura offers inspiration and insight for others who may be looking to push forward a locally-driven group in their own communities, from boosting Main Street to the health of your watershed. This segment also features Aaron Clausen, Senior Program Officer of World Wildlife Fund's Sustainable Ranching Initiative. LINKS: Winnett ACES Musselshell Watershed Coalition World Wildlife Fund's Sustainable Ranching Initiative The Nature Conservancy's Matador Ranch grassbank This episode is part of the Life in the Land project, which is a series of films and podcasts produced by Stories for Action, which hears from folks that interact with the complexities of Montana's landscapes, speaking to the value of locally-led work and the holistic approaches needed for the health of communities and the ecosystems they're a part of. Find out more about the project and watch the films at LifeintheLand.org   Stories for Action holds a mission to use the power of storytelling to create human connection and advance a thriving planet for all. StoriesforAction.org  Follow along on our Instagram and Facebook: @StoriesforAction

Six to 10 inches of snow could fall Thursday night through Friday night in mountain passes in Cascade, Judith Basin, Jefferson, Meagher, and Lewis and Clark counties. Nearby counties along the Rocky Mountain Front and in Beaverhead, Madison and Gallatin counties could also see several inches of snow, mostly in areas above 5,000 feet.

Rebecca and Mari have a birding expert join them on the podcast, Beth Hill of the Upper Missouri Breaks Audubon Society. Her impressive knowledge about bird watching in Great Falls, Montana and Central Montana is enough to get Rebecca and Mari excited about birds. And if you hear a hoot at noon, it's not an owl. #VisitGreatFalls #GreatFallsMontana #WereNoDamExperts

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll meet Stacy Bronec. Stacy grew up in a small town in Wyoming, and fully planned to become a "city girl" after college. She envisioned a life of high heels, a high-rise apartment, and take-out on every corner. Today, she finds herself wearing boots, in a ranch-style home, with take-out over 50 miles away. In 2012, she "accidentally" fell in love with a farmer in the middle-of-nowhere Montana. They married in 2013 and she moved to his family's farm and ranch in Central Montana, where they raise wheat, pulse crops, and have a commercial cow/calf operation. She is a farm mama to three kids, ages 6, 4, and 1 year old. Their most recent baby was born in an unexpected roadside delivery on their way to town. Stacy and her husband, Rich, delivered their baby in the front seat of the pickup. (Both the baby and the pickup are doing well.) For full show notes including links in today's show, head on over to WildRoseFarmer.comhttps://wildrosefarmer.com/112 Get Patron-Only Extended Content & Bonus Episodes | Listen Here Support my work on Patreon | Learn More Patreon Executive Producer | Sarah R. | Happiness by The Acre Editing | Max Hofer | https://www.facebook.com/mixbaerstudio/ (MixBär Studio) Shop our Show Sponsors | Here Before You Buy The Mic | Podcast Coaching | Learn More Positively Farming Media | a hub for creators in the food & agriculture space | Learn More

We continue our virtual run across the six Montana regional tourism destinations to see what sort of sights and events are out there for the summer season! Executive Director of ... Read more

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife officials in central Montana have killed the first confirmed grizzly bear in modern times in the Big Snowy Mountains south of Lewistown, state wildlife officials said Friday.

The LPL is ecstatic to be able to a host our Summer Reading Program for 2021 - Tails and Tales, focusing on animals and the stories about them. To get us into this theme, today's episode of In the Stacks is about the animals of Central Montana and the people that get to work with them. We interviewed several individuals from various walks of life about what influenced them to pursue a career working with animals, what makes Central Montana a unique ecosystem in which to encounter wildlife, and their funniest, wildest animal experiences - their tales about tails. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear details about this year's Summer Reading Program. Thank you to guests Mariah Shammel, Matt Comer, Katy Beady, Whitney Brady, and Andy Oestreich. For more information about their work, visit: Montana RancHERS, American Prairie Reserve Wild Sky Program, Lewistown Veterinary Service, BLM Lewistown Field Office Subscribe to In the Stacks on Spotify, Google, and all other major podcast platforms. You can email us at lewistownpubliclibrary@gmail.com. Follow us at @lplgram on Instagram or Lewistown Public Library on Facebook.

We take a deep dive into a recent, tragic Montana case that leaves more questions than answers. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: Smoke City, by INFRACTION, royalty free on Jamendo. Outro: 99 Light and Soft Corporate, by Timmoor, royalty free on Pixabay.   LINKS: https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/youth-court-spaulding-weathers-controversy-doubts-as-youngest-state-judge/article_53643e8d-4df3-56bf-bdf8-29fb4faade07.html https://www.lawyers.com/great-falls/montana/jeffry-m-foster-44800866-a/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mt-supreme-court/1882067.html#footnote_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alford_plea https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/jeffry-foster-obituary?pid=176005571 https://helenair.com/news/local/montana-s-center-it-s-not-where-most-folks-think-it-is/article_af8a1c34-eb96-5fde-a033-f3b59b515320.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewistown,_Montana https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMW1WJ_The_Center_of_Montana_Lewistown_MT   Disclaimer: These podcasts are in NO way endorsed by the creators of the media used within, nor are they intended to undermine or compete with any material existing or forthcoming material. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 - allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute, that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. All audio clips used in these podcasts are not intended to infringe.

The Flathead Avalanche Center announced Saturday that an avalanche in the Swan range killed one snowmobiler and partially buried three others. High avalanche danger continues in the backcountry around western and central Montana.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with David Peters. While studying at Utah State University, David discovered a passion for using “wild” ceramic materials to make functional pottery. For the past twelve years he has focused on developing clay and glaze formulas from ceramic materials dug in the mountains of Central Montana. In our interview we talk about the geology of Montana, how to test and adapt raw materials for studio use, and sorting through criticism when starting a new body of work. For more information visit www.davidpetersceramics.com.   Hey Red Clay Rambler fans, I have a new feature called the Community Corkboard and it’s an opportunity for you to share your ceramic event with the Red Clay Rambler audience. Today’s event is the St. Croix Valley Tour, which is having its 27th annual event May 10th-12th in the upper St. Croix River Valley of Minnesota. For more information visit www.minnesotapotters.com. To have your event, or comment, featured on the community corkboard send me an email through the contact link at www.talesofaredclayrambler.com/contact.

Ballyhoo Go! is a dating app for cows! What is Ballyhoo Go!? To understand what the Go! app is you must first learn about the Central Montana business that created it. And, the hardworking businesswoman behind it all. Gerri Campbell owns Ballyhoo Printing in Lewistown, MT. http://ballyhooprinting.com/

Boyd Burnett, as modest a guy as you will ever meet. We convinced Boyd to sit down with us and talk a bit about his bowhunting experiences. Growing up in Central Idaho Boyd and his brothers found an archery mentor in the form of a neighbor. The time invested these boys was well spent as it set them on a course that involved a lifetime of hunting. Now rooted in Central Montana we are able to drag a few stories out of Boyd. Join us as we discuss Grizzlies, Goats, Wolves and Bulls and the wanderings of a modest bowhunter. Goat Hunt

Bob Osborn is a fine art portrait photographer who constructs portraits that looks into the souls of his subjects…the Cowboys and Indians of Central Montana. Each subject is a unique individual that is photographed in detail worthy of a macro photograph. And each of his portraits tells a story about his subjects. It’s a look into two cultures that are rapidly disappearing from the U.S., cowboys more so than Indians/Native Americans who are experiencing something of a cultural and economic renaissance. Finally, Bob Osborn is a story teller both in words and in photographs. Give us a listen as we talk about worlds that most of us will never truly know. Bob’s Book:  The Cowboys of Central Montana: 50 Portraits  https://amzn.to/2zOD7aU Bob’s website: http://www.robertosborn.com/ Bob's Photos: Lee John LaRoque Moses Melanie Sonya Thanks for listening! Please leave us a review at: https://apple.co/2RWTPMJ Kirby kirby@flanaganfotos.com

Tim Lehman, professor of history at Rocky Mountain College, examines the wolves of Fergus County and their effects on local economies in Central Montana. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Montana passed bounty laws to create incentives for killing wolves and other predators in an attempt to transform the landscape from a Native American buffalo ecology to a Euro-American cattle economy. Historical records of bounty payments not only reveal patterns in the extirpation of predators but also demonstrate the importance of this infusion of money into the emerging cash economy.

Podcast: "What the Hay?" If you are from Central Montana you know the answer to that question. For nearly 30 years each September the premier event held along the Montana Bale Trail is the WHAT THE HAY contest. This amazing display of whimsical, cleverly decorated and sculpted hay lines a 22-mile route from Hobson to Utica to Windham. September 9th, 2018 is the date for this year's event. Dan Thomas, chairman of the Hobson School Board, joins the LaneCast and share the history, community involvement and how anyone can participate and create artwork for the What the Hay Event. The other events occurring in Central Montana this weekend include the Lewistown Chokecherry Festival held on Saturday, September 8th in Lewistown, MT. https://www.montanabaletrail.com/ http://www.lewistownchokecherry.com/ Music by audionautix.com

"The riches are in the niches." Or so I've been told. The problem is often that there is a lot of consumer educating involved with introducing a niche product onto the market. What do you do when no one knows how to use what you have to offer, but you know it's going to be a good business? One of the answers that I have found is to try everything. And I mean everything to get the information in front of your customers. If you are in multiple forms of media you will be able to reach people in the way that best fits their learning style. To date I've tried (and had success with): Traditional media (newspaper) Hanging fliers Farm website YouTube Facebook E-mail newsletter I had/have plans to try other media as well, but quite frankly, it's July on a farm and I don't have time for it. Instead of spreading myself too thin my plan is to concentrate on those areas, measure my results as best I can, and see what happens. Maybe in the future I will try Google Ads, Facebook Ads, taking an ad in the paper, getting on radio, getting on tv, etc... But right now I don't see it happening any time soon. (Quick aside, yes I have experience getting on Radio and TV, I'll cover that in another episode.) What can you do now? Pick one area that you are not already focusing enough attention on from the list above and put more effort into it. As farmers we're used to hard work. There is so much to do on the farm that we often lose sight of the big picture stuff including marketing our products. I know I am guilty of it. There are times where I definitely like the "outside work" better than the "inside work". However, I have noticed a drop in sales lately that I am working to fix. My marketing flagged and I am paying for it, literally. My freezers are filling with chickens and I need to get them sold. I will be revisiting my marketing and making sure I'm giving it the attention it deserves so that I can get all my products sold and I can sleep a little easier. Right click here to download the MP3 In this farm podcast you will learn: Tips for introducing a new product to market How to narrow down what you're growing to find what works best Dealing with inconsistency and how that can be a benefit The power of believing in what you do The benefit of keeping organized How to keep your cell phone safe on the farm Interview with Jacob Cowgill of Prairie Heritage Farm, Montana Prairie Heritage Farm is a certified organic, diversified farm near Great Falls, Montana, just outside Power, on the short grass prairie where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains. They grow fresh vegetables, heritage turkeys, ancient and heritage grains (Prairie Farro being their favorite), lamb and kiddos. They sell most of what they grow through Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, farm shares in the Great Falls area. The farm is owned and operated by Jacob and Courtney Cowgill, two central Montanans returning to their roots. Jacob grew up on Red Butte Lane, near Sand Coulee and Courtney spent her childhood on a farm between Dutton and Brady. They both left Central Montana as young adults, for school and careers but came back as soon as they possibly could. They wanted to find a way to make a life in Central Montana but also wanted to give back to the communities that raised them-- to be part of sustaining and reinvigorating the culture and economy of rural Montana. Items mentioned in this podcast include: Prairie Heritage Farm PHF on Facebook LifeProof fre Series Case (keeping your iPhone safe on farm) Visual farm update: Today's quote: "We overcome this dilemma by first forming a temporary holistic goal and starting toward that, much as a military pilot might head generally toward the action before knowing the precise destination. To wait on the ground for perfect intelligence or to burn up fuel circling randomly would waste his chances, his resources, or both. Like the pilot, as you obtain more information and a clearer picture, you can refine your holistic goal so that by the time you know the target, you are well on your way without having wasted time or fuel." - Allan Savory in Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making Take aways: Have you been fighting an uphill battle to get a new farm product to market? What are you doing to educate your consumer? Are you delivering your message in places where people are there and ready to hear it? -- Thanks for taking the time to listen in, and let me know what you think. You can leave a comment below, send me an e-mail, reach me on Facebook , or leave a 5 star rating in iTunes if you liked the show. Click to subscrible to iTunes Support the podcast with $1 a month Past Episodes

June 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the devastating flood that occurred in Montana. This two-part lecture explores the history and aftermath of the natural disaster. MHS Museum Technician Vic Reiman shares his personal reminiscences in Witness to a Deluge: Central Montana's 1964 Flood. Mary Guokas, Floodplain Outreach Specialist with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, presents a talk titled Fifty Years Later: Hindsight and Perspectives on the 1964 Flood along the Sun River near Great Falls. (June 14, 2014) www.montanahistoricalsociety.org