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: 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.

GUIDE: WINTER 2025 APRÈS GUIDE

Mountain Outlaw readers divulge their go-to spots.

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.

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.

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.

SPONSORED CONTENT: CUTTING-EDGE CRAFTSMANSHIP

By Taylor Owens

New West KnifeWorks.

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.