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Spring hunting in Montana, a social distancing staple

On a recent walk with my puppy through the sleepy MSU campus, we stumbled across an American icon, the Merriam’s Turkey. A favorite target for Montana hunters in the spring, turkeys offer an abundant resource for the public to chase for quite a fair price. Along with black bears,

The consequences of bear and human interactions

The consequences of bear and human interactions

For mammals as notorious as the black bears and grizzly bears of Yellowstone National Park (YNP) are, and considering they earn the park upwards of $10 million in revenue every year via tourist viewing, they became borderline endangered in the 1970’s. Human involvement with bears was held responsible for

Bobcats, stay bear aware

DISCLAIMER: This is a satirical piece. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Exponent or its writers. Well… spring is here, and the bears are officially out. Whether you’re a newbie to the Montana wilderness scene or a grizzled backcountry wanderer veritably baptized in the eternal stinging