Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking submissions for the 2026 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp contest. New this year, the contest is expanding to waterbird (shorebirds, waterfowl, or wetland dependent passerine) species in its natural habitat setting. The artwork should depict a Montana scene. The 2026 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp contest will be open through Feb. 27. The Wetlands

Several Bainville student athletes earned Academic All-State honors for the fall sports seasons. To achieve the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and earn a varsity letter award. Cross country Logan Telck Football Kaiden Holmes, Rowan Wilson, Haedyn Wills, Keagan Vaira, Evan Anderson, Kyn Beery and Parker Berwick. Volleyball Hailey Berwick, Lila Butikofer,

The nine participants in the recent Becoming an Outdoors Woman deer-butchering workshop were a little uneasy at first. They all had different levels of experience with hunting – some had never hunted and others had been hunting for several years but typically dopped off their animals at a meat processor. “Once we start, they begin to inch in closer and closer,” said Kylie Kembel, FWP’s