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Each week, Mike Gurnett and Winston Greely, of Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks, produce upbeat educational reports that invite viewers to enjoy all that Montana has to offer. Topics include fishing, hunting, recreation, conservation and outdoor opportunities from the peaks to the prairies. If you're seeking to get outdoors in Montana, don't miss the Outdoor Report!

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Outdoor Kids

July 21, 2010

It's a growing concern how children aren't exploring the outdoors as much as they used to. In this Outdooe Report Winston Greely shows us how a new movement is trying to get more kids outside.

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Missouri River Water Management

July 14 , 2010

Managing the Missouri River's flow takes planning, communication and copperation. In this outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us that even with the best laid plans, this year managers had to be ready for just about anything.

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Wild Horses

July 7, 2010

It's an event that only occurs a couple of times in a livetime and in this outdoor report Winston Greely takes us there.

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Aquatic Invasive Species

June 30, 2010

Aquatic Invasive Species are organisms that are brought into Montana from other places. They can kill fish and jam community water supplies. In this outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us three easy steps to help stop these invaders in their tracks.

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Park Volunteers

June 23, 2010

If you have visited one of Montana's State Parks, chances are that you met a park volunteer. In this outdoor report Winston Greely shows us why volunteers play a crucial role in Montana's State Parks.

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Bitteroot Bighorns

June 16, 2010

When a pneumonia outbreak hits a wild sheep herd, the results have historically been devastating in this week's outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us how difficult decisions made in the Bitterroot Valley may have saved half the herd.

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Sculpin

June 9 , 2010

In this week's outdoor report Winston Greely introduces us to one Montana fish thought to be abundant; but as biologists take a closer look at this unique fish that isn't turning out to be the case.

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Lewis & Clark Caverns "2010"

June 3, 2010

At the end of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt's " "New Deal" put builders back to work in places like Lewis and Clark Caverns. In this week's outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us what's new at Montana's oldest state park.

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Beginning Fly Fishing

May 20, 2010

Fly anglers can spend hundreds of dollars on their sport, but in this week’s outdoor report Winston Greely introduces us to one man who has become a record holding fly fisherman for a fraction of the cost.

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Jefferson River Fish Factory

May 13, 2010

What happens when a cattleman, who is also an avid fisherman, has a productive spring creek running right though the middle of his ranch? In this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett tells us a story that just might surprise you.

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Ninepipe Wetlands

May 6 , 2010

It is a project more than 5 years in the making and now as the finishing touches are added, outdoor reporter Winston Greely takes us to a new wetland project South of Flathead Lake

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Prairie Grizzlies

April 22, 2010

This spring there have been reports of grizzly bears moving down the rivers that flow East off the Rocky Mountain Front. In this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows how the bears are changing life out on the plains.

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Bird Coordinator

April 15 , 2010

Many Montanans may not admit it, but bird watching is their passion. and in this week’s outdoor report, Winston Greely introduces us to someone who is making sure there are birds to be seen.

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Springtime And The Great Horn Owl

April 8, 2010

For many of us, spotting a robin in the yard is our first sign of spring. In this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us a bird that really gets a jump on the spring nesting season.

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Deer Study

April 1 , 2010

Many Montanans have an interest in the outdoors, but in this week’s outdoor report, Winston Greely shows us one group whose passion is met with action.

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Come Home To Hunt

March 25, 2010

In 1940, Thomas Wolfe wrote the novel “you can’t go home again.” In this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett tells us about a new hunting license that may be the exception to the rule.

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Pygmy Whitefish

March 18, 2010

Montana has 85 species of fish and in this week’s outdoor report Winston Greely tells us about one of these species that is catching a lot of attention in Northwest Montana.

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Turkey Troubles

March 11, 2010

If Benjamin Franklin had his way, the wild turkey—not the bald eagle---would be our national symbol. In this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us as great as these birds are, there can be too much of a good thing.

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Cultural Parks

March 4, 2010

Montana has more than fifty state parks and in this week’s outdoor report Winston Greely takes a look at some of these parks that preserve history.

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Hooked On Fishing - Ice Safety

February 25, 2010

A safe day on the ice goes hand-in-hand with a great day of ice fishing. This week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us a little down time for instruction doesn’t dampen the fun one bit.

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Gates For Hunters

February 18, 2010

In this week’s outdoor report, Winston Greely shows how a group of students are making it easier for hunters to access the great outdoors.

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Nongame 2010

February 11, 2010

So what’s in a name? “Game” or “Non-Game.” sounds a little like “Fun” or “Non-Fun.” In this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us the animal category with a not so great of name that adds a great deal to the Montana landscape.

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Funding Sheep

February 4, 2010

It is one of the most sought after hunting permits, Montana’s bighorn ram tag. And in this week’s outdoor report, Winston Greely shows us how one of these tags helps conserve sheep across the state.

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Avalanche Safety 2010

January 28, 2010

Back when snowmobiles were underpowered and over weight riders needed a shovel to dig their machine out of the smallest snowbank. In this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us how the shovel evolved to become an essential safety tool for a new generation of riders.

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Bat Detecting

January 21, 2010

Technology has allowed wildlife researchers to expand their knowledge of Montana's animals and as Winston Greely shows us in this week’s outdoor report, no where has technology been a greater asset than with Montana’s bats.

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Upland Game Bird Habitat Enhancement Program

January 14, 2010

Sporting clays and trap shoots, gun dog and retriver trials. All off-season activities for the avid bird hunter. In this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us some new efforts that are going directly to the birds.

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Decade In Review

January 7, 2010

Winston Greely takes a look back at some of the outdoor highlights from this past decade.

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Charles Russell Christmas

December 27, 2009

Charles M. Russell spent most of his lifetime documenting what he called “The Vanishing American West.” in this week’s outdoor report, Mike Gurnett shows us during the holidays he turned his focus to family and friends

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Meet the producers who make the FWP Outdoor Reports
	Mike Gurnett A Lewistown native, Mike Gurnett began filming 16mm documentaries for FWP in 1975 while attending Montana State University. During a career focused in large part on the importance of Western history and rural culture, FWP received numerous national and international film and video production awards. Mike says the Outdoor Reports are an extraordinary opportunity to take people places, and show them things, they normally wouldn't get to see.

	Winston Greely Helena native Winston Greely began his career as an FWP videographer in 2004. The Capital High graduate attended Linfield College in Oregon, earning his degree in broadcast journalism in 1997. Coincidently, Winston's first news experience was with KTVH-TV as an intern in 1996. Winston’s curiosity in Montana’s outdoors and people are a driving force for him to continue telling compelling stories out among Montana’s fish, wildlife and parks.

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The TIP-MONT program was established in 1985 to protect Montana's fish, wildlife, parks, and forest resources. This program gives you an opportunity to help protect these resources. If the information you provide leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000.

Resource violations are serious crimes and you can help stop them. Violators, such as poachers and vandals deplete the fish and wildlife poplulations and destroy precious, natural habitat. Anyone can help Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks by using our toll-free number: (800) TIP-MONT (800-847-6668).

It is your responsibility to know where you are and what federal and state regulations are in place for hunting and access. Stay on designated routes. Any violations on public lands should be reported. Land status maps are available from the Bureau of Land Management at (406) 896-5004 or US Forest Service at (406) 329-3451.

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