How is duck hunting in Montana like?

September–October 2008. Montana is famous as a big game state. But there are ducks here everywhere you look, from teal nesting in the Bitterroot Valley to migrating pintails at Freezout Lake to late-season mallards winging across the eastern prairies. You wouldn't know that from most Montana hunting books and articles. read more

A Beginner’s Guide to Duck Hunting in Montana Basic advice on one of the state’s least crowded hunting opportunities. By Dave Carty . This story is featured in Montana Outdoors September–October 2008 . Montana is famous as a big game state. read more

The next day is our last on the Bighorn, and we devote it to duck hunting. With a 20- to 30-mile-per-hour wind blowing, fly-fishing is out of the question anyway. We make a quick boat trip downriver from the lodge to the hot spot our friends hunted a couple of days ago. read more

Montana is a huge state with opportunities to hunt two different flyways. With over 147, 000 square miles to choose from, it can be tough to find the best locations to hunt ducks, geese and trumpeter swans in the great state of Montana. read more