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ON A SNOWY OCTOBER NIGHT, I sat across a wobbly table from my sweetheart and took my first bite of venison in decades. The flavor was strong: iron, salt,

Whether you’re looking for a pair of running-shoes-meet-boots or something that can withstand rain and streams, these are the best hiking boots for women.

Belgrade artist Chuck Black became the first Montanan to win the Federal Duck Stamp contest for his portrayal of a northern pintail.

It was a chance encounter with a northern pintail drake that made Chuck Black’s lifelong dream come true.

It was a chance encounter with a northern pintail drake that made Chuck Black’s lifelong dream come true.

Of 199 entries submitted to this year’s competition, 24 entries (including Black’s) made it to the final round of judging.

A Belgrade artist has won the2023 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest.Chuck Black’s oil painting will be made into the 2024-2025 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and

The first-ever all-female judging panel chose a painting of a pintail from Montanan Chuck Black to grace the 90th Federal Duck Stamp.

Since it was first established in 1934, Federal Duck Stamp sales to hunters, bird watchers, outdoor enthusiasts and collectors have raised more than $1.2 billion to conserve over 6 million acres of habitat.

Black travelers will unite in Louisville for NOMADNESS fest from Sep. 28 to Oct. 1. This year's theme is "conscious and cultural travel."