Mountain Outlaw magazine is published biannually in Big Sky, Montana, and examines the lifestyle, culture and issues relevant to the Mountain West from the heart of the Yellowstone region. Through award-winning editorial content, design, video and photography, Mountain Outlaw gives you more than a story – it’s an experience.
WINTER 2025 MAGAZINE
Pick up your copy of the Winter 2025 edition of Mountain Outlaw magazine at more than 400 locations around the Greater Yellowstone region.
FEATURES
FEATURED OUTLAW: HONORING THE QUEEN OF THE TETONS
By Brigid Mander
Can grizzly 399’s death inspire the same action that her life did?
OUTBOUND GALLERY: FARM WIFE
Photographer Lynn Donaldson explores the identity of “farm wife” through the images of Tova Gerer.
LAND: WHEN THE RIVER RUNS DRY
By Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan
After a catastrophic failure of the St. Mary Siphon dried up northern Montana’s Milk River, the 18,000 people and 700 farms that rely on the critical waterway face down the devastating impacts of another season without the region’s lifeline.
CULTURE: JAMIE’S TURN
By Toby Thompson
As the daughter of famous writer Jim Harrison, Jamie Harrison may have literary influence in her bones, but the 64-year-old novelist has undoubtedly authored her own trajectory.
ADVENTURE
ADVENTURE: STATELINE YURT
By Bella Butler
The Stateline Yurt along the Idaho/Montana boarder offers a magical experience for those lucky enough to snag a permit.
ADVENTURE: A JOURNEY DOWN THE WILDEST RIVER ON EARTH
By Scott Bosse
Boating Alaska’s Alsek River.
ADVENTURE: UNDER THE FLYWAY
By Hazel Cramer
A photo essay documents the Bridger raptor survey.
ADVENTURE: MOUNTAIN TOWN KIDS
By Jen Clancey
Mountain town kids have a unique perspective on life. Mountain Outlaw talked to a few while doing their favorite thing—skiing.
LAND
POETRY: COYOTE RETURNS
By Shelli Rottshafer
A writer reflects on a wildlife encounter through poetry.
LAND: CONSIDERING THE HUNTER AND THE HERD
By Taylor Owens
Two ranchers in Montana embrace predator-friendly ranching.
LAND: YELLOWSTONE’S FRONTLINE PROTECTORS
By Mira Brody
Profiling area conservation nonprofits.
CULTURE
REVIEW: THE RIVER VIEW BY JAMIE HARRISON
By Maggie Neal Doherty
Jamie Harrison’s newest book, The River View is packed with all the rural Montana mystery, generational conflict, and chilling one-liners that the series has been known for.
HUMOR: THE CURIOUS CASE OF CURLING IN MONTANA
By Ednor Herriault
Curling is a hot sport during Montana’s cold winters. The attraction is in its egalitarian appeal.
CULTURE: GIVING VOICE TO A QUIET REVOLUTION
By Bay Stephens
A girls education movement in rural Pakistan.
HISTORY
HISTORY: FULL STEAM AHEAD
By Benda Wahler
In 1889, James J. Hill made history by merging a spiderweb of branch railroads with the Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba to become the Great Northern Railway.
HISTORY: THE WILL TO REMEMBER
By Bella Butler
A filmmaker seeks to honor Earthquake Lake history 65 years later.
HISTORY: 25X50X100
By Fischer Genau
Looking back 25, 50, and 100 years in the Greater Yellowstone area.
SPONSORED CONTENT: TRIAL LAWYERS FOR JUSTICE
By Taylor Owens
Defending the vulnerable and holding the powerful accountable.