@BrettBFrench

Outdoors editor for the Billings Gazette.

 Billings, Mont.
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Joined May 2013
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Aerial gunning. Hunting with drones. Leaving meat to waste. Selling that game meat instead. Ideas out of the #Wyo Legislature concerning … (guess the species) Coyotes? Wolves? Nope, nope. Elk. wyofile.com/elk-wars-inflate…

Elk wars: Inflated herds spur committee duel, radical proposals - WyoFile

Two elk-related bills are poised to emerge from the Agriculture Committee, where lawmakers took on an unassigned topic because of dissatisfaction with another committee’s response.

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Wow! Now that’s how to end the longest day of the year! #montana #mtwx #yellowstone
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A great tale of healing from Tom Kuglin
Tom Kuglin@IR_TomKuglin22 Jun 2023
Book chronicles redemption, healing in Yellowstone country #mtnews good working with ⁦@thom_g_bridge⁩ on my last story for ⁦@helenaironline⁩ helenair.com/outdoors/brad-o…

Book chronicles redemption, healing in Yellowstone backcountry

Brad Orsted's new book “Through the Wilderness: My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild,” lays bare in the land of bears his path to recovery.

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Was Joachim Pease the first Medal of Honor recipient born in Africa? @jimhagengruber writes a convincing tale. #History smithsonianmag.com/history/w…
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The Billings by the Montana Newspaper Association, a group of more than 80 newspapers in the state. Red Lodge record flooding Yellowstone National Park billingsgazette.com/news/loc…

Billings Gazette named top daily newspaper in Montana; 7th time in 8 years

The Billings by the Montana Newspaper Association, a group of more than 80 newspapers in the state. Red Lodge record flooding Yellowstone National Park

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Rebuilding the road to East Rosebud Lake and the 3 trailheads that take off from that region is underway. Expected to be completed by the end of July if all goes well. @GallatinNF billingsgazette.com/news/sta…
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A male red-winged blackbird flies over a stand of yellow mustard flowers near Acton on Sunday.
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Leaders of the Nez Perce Tribe follow dam removal in the Klamath Basin as they push to restore the lower Snake River. “I look at river systems as the same as our blood that flows through us,” Shannon Wheeler said. “When you dam it and block it, it creates problems ...
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The Bureau of Land Management at May’s end pulled the parcels after environmental groups pointed out that leasing laws rewritten in 2022 weren’t being followed. billingsgazette.com/news/sta…

Federal oil and gas sales withdrawn in Montana

A slate of Montana parcels proposed for a federal oil and gas lease sale in September has been shelved

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For more on bad behavior in @YellowstoneNPS check out the 'Invasion of the Idiots' Facebook page. It's a hoot. billingsgazette.com/outdoors…
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Scenes from day two of the climate lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, being heard at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse. @montanastate professor Cathy Whitlock has been on the witness stand all morning. #mtnews #mtpol
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Scenes from inside the courtroom where Held vs. Montana is being heard. First plaintiff’s witness is Mae Nan Ellingson, delegate to the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention. #mtnews #heldvsmt
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This summer, 37 presenters from 18 of Yellowstone’s 27 associated Tribes will directly engage with visitors at the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center in the Old Faithful area. Learn how to visit and more about the partnership with @ynpforever: yellowstone.org/yellowstone-…
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Silver linings to tens of thousands of mule deer dying from winter in the Wyoming Range? Well, the survivors, of prime age, will be pigs cause there’s lots to eat and not many mouths to put it down. Otherwise, there’s a long road of recovery ahead. bit.ly/3Nj1swh

What’s in store for the devastated Wyoming Range Deer Herd? - WyoFile

The deadly winter that decimated the state’s largest mule deer herd also brought some silver linings: Soaked soil and richer habitat pressured by fewer animals can lead to fat, healthy and fecund...

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More scenes from the first day of the youth climate lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse. For more visit: helenair.com/news/state-regi… #mtnews #mtpol #heldvsmontana
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One year ago today, our team faced one of the most significant challenges in Yellowstone's history. Flooding destroyed park infrastructure, backcountry trails, power systems, and employee housing. 👉 Learn about our flood recovery efforts: go.nps.gov/YELLflood
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The court is being asked to strike from the Montana Environmental Policy Act language that bans state agencies from considering climate change when permitting. billingsgazette.com/news/sta…

Montana youth build case for climate action as first-of-its-kind trial begins

Day one of the two-week trial included testimony from youth plaintiffs, a globally renowned climate scientist and a delegate to the state's 1972 constitutional convention.

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Is corner crossing from public land to public land "unlawful" as @MontanaFWP claims? Legal scholars weigh in. #hunting @Backcountry_H_A billingsgazette.com/outdoors…
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The stresses of wildland firefighting are slowly being addressed, but a bill in Congress named after a smokejumper who died in action could push the needle even further. @GrassrootsWFF @GallatinNF @ShoshoneNF billingsgazette.com/outdoors…
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Grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are able to maintain their fat stores despite a reduction in foods, a recent @USGS_MT study found. billingsgazette.com/outdoors…
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