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  • 1 week ago | mtpr.org | Victoria Traxler |Austin Amestoy |Elinor Smith

    Heat and drought trigger unusually early fishing restrictionsVictoria TraxlerMontana Fish Wildlife and Parks and Yellowstone National Park implemented the first "hoot-owl" restrictions of the summer Thursday. These restrictions go into effect to protect fish populations when rivers are warm and water levels are low. Officials say this is unusually early.

  • 1 month ago | mtpr.org | Edward O'Brien |Austin Amestoy

    This week’s topic comes from a listener who asks, ‘Why is there no hog industry in Montana?’ While Montana famously has more cows than people, as we dug into this question, we found out that pigs are a big deal in Montana. Austin Amestoy: Welcome to The Big Why, a series from Montana Public Radio where we find out what we can discover together. I'm your host, Austin Amestoy. This is a show about listener-powered reporting. We'll answer questions, big or small, about anything under the Big Sky.

  • 1 month ago | mtpr.org | Shaylee Ragar |Ellis Juhlin |Austin Amestoy |Elinor Smith

    Taxes – Income tax cutsThe bill cuts the top marginal income tax rate by about .5% and raises the income ceiling for a lower rate bracket.

  • 2 months ago | mtpr.org | Aaron Bolton |Austin Amestoy

    In 2023 the Blackfeet Nation released bison into the Chief Mountain area along the border of Glacier National Park. The release was part of a plan to build a free roaming herd in a place bison had been absent from for more than 100 years. One listener wants to know where those bison are now. MTPR's Aaron Bolton fills us in on what he found. Austin Amestoy: Welcome to The Big Why, a series from Montana Public Radio where we find out what we can discover together. I'm your host, Austin Amestoy.

  • 2 months ago | mtpr.org | Austin Amestoy |Jackie Coffin

    In the '90s, whirling disease hit trout populations hard in Montana, at one point leading to a 95% decline in rainbow trout in the Madison River. It sparked concern among biologists, anger in tourist towns and even played a role in a murder mystery novel. It also inspired this week's question: What's happening with whirling disease and other threats to trout?

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