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Montana Outdoor PodcastSkijoring in Montana! Oh You Gotta Watch This!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Race Organizer and longtime competitor Jennifer Butler about the world of Skijoring in Montana. These competitions are absolutely wild and when listen the podcast you will without a doubt confirm that! A Skijoring competition is done with teams made up of a person riding a horse that pulls a skier. In Jennifer’s case, she is the rider on the horse and her fearless son David is the on the skis! As Rigger put it; “At first, I was not...
2026-01-2455 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastLearn About Hebgen Lake Ice Fishing Tournament and a Whole Lot More in West Yellowstone Montana!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with the Director of the 14th annual Hebgen Lake Ice Fishing Tournament, Garrett Ostler. With a total prize purse of likely $10,000 or maybe even higher, this tournament is one of the richest and for sure most fun ice fishing tournaments in Montana. Hebgen Lake is a beautiful lake near West Yellowstone Montana. Garrett does a great job of going over all the details about the tournament which takes place on Friday the 16th of this month with pre-fishing and rules...
2026-01-101h 07
Montana Outdoor PodcastIce Fishing Preview of 4 iconic lakes in Montana! Canyon Ferry, Georgetown, Harrison and Ennis lakesSend a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to a couple fellas that are new to the Podcast from Trout On The Fly, Fly Fishing Outfitters based out of Bozeman. You will meet Nate Sevane the owner of Trout On The Fly and his Lead Ice Fishing Guide Matt Hoff. They tell Rigger about ice fishing on Georgetown and Canyon Ferry lakes plus two other lakes that Rigger has never talked about on the Podcast, Ennis Lake and Harrison Lake. Ennis Lake is of course not far from...
2025-12-201h 17
Montana Outdoor PodcastThe Top Ice Fishing Lakes in Northwest Montana. Plus, Get Tips on Gear and More.Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger start a new series that will preview the most popular ice fishing areas in Montana with top ice fishing professionals. To kick it all off Rigger brings on the top fishing guide in Northwest Montana as well as one of the top guides in the State if not the Country. Captain Matt McComb with Fish On Charters. Matt puts on a masterclass about ice fishing. Matt covers all the best lakes for ice fishing and tells you what species are best to target in...
2025-11-221h 19
Montana Outdoor PodcastFind Out How Many Deer, Elk & Antelope Have Gone Through Montana's Check Stations So Far!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Downrigger Dale turned over the reins to his buddy Roger Fishwell to do the hosting duties. Ol’ Rigger needed to take a little time off. If you listen or watch the podcast on a regular basis you will recognize Roger he is the one you hear or see introduce Rigger on the podcast every week. Rog also works in our research department as well as many other things. But Don’t worry good ol’ Rigger will be back next week unless he gets lost out there...
2025-11-1724 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastHear About the Most Haunted Ghost Towns in Montana!Send a textGet ready everyone! This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale got a hold of the Executive Director of the Montana State Parks Foundation Megan Buecking and asked her if she knew anything about the rumors that some of Montana’s Ghost Towns are actually haunted. Not only did she know about that, but she is a bit of an expert on the topic and took poor ole Rigger on a podcast tour that he will not soon forget. In fact, we are pretty sure that everyone around the po...
2025-11-0157 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat Will the Hunting be Like in Southeast Montana Region 7? Find the Game You Are Looking For Here!Send a textThis week your host Downrigger Dale talks with Wildlife Manager Brett Dorak from Region 7 in Southeast Montana. Did you know that Region 7 is the largest hunting Region in Montana? So literally there is lots to cover in this Podcast. Rigger had a great conversation with Brett and in fact, Brett also threw out a few surprises that you just must hear. Here is a little hint; wait and until you hear what happened to the Antelope population there in just one year! As Brett put it, “We were shocked! It is a real head sc...
2025-10-2555 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat Will the Hunting be Like in Region 4 in North Central Montana? Find Out Where the Game is There!Send a textOh boy this is a "good un" as Rigger likes to say! This week your host Downrigger Dale talks with Wildlife Manager Cory Loecker from Region 4 in north central Montana. In this podcast Rigger and Cory will give you all kinds of great info on where to find the game you are looking in Region 4. Some of you may not know this but Region 4 has all 10 of the big game species you can hunt in Montana, so there was lots for Rigger to cover with Cory and yes there were some surprises. So listen...
2025-10-251h 15
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat Will Hunting be like in Southwest Montana Region 3? Find Out Where to Find the Game!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Your host Downrigger Dale continues his annual Montana Regional Hunt Preview Series to bring you the latest on how the hunting will be in each of the 7 hunting regions across Montana. This week your Rigger talks to Region 3 Wildlife Manager, Warren Hansen and Communication and Education Manager, Morgan Jacobsen and boy did they have lots to say about all the different species you can hunt there in region 3. For starters Warren talked about the strong Elk population that lives throughout the region however he did g...
2025-10-181h 22
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat Will the Hunting be Like in South Central Montana Region 5? Find Out Where Game is there!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale continues his annual Montana Regional Hunt Preview Series to bring you the latest on how the hunting will be in each of the 7 hunting regions across Montana. This week Rigger talks with Wildlife Manager Matt Ladd in Region 5 located in south central Montana. Rigger and Matt take a deep dive into everything south central Montana has to offer in the way of hunting, and boy is it A LOT! They talk about all kinds of wildlife from Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep...
2025-10-181h 20
Montana Outdoor PodcastMontana Region 2 Hunting Preview! How Will the Hunting be This Year?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast we are doing something for the first time ever! We are doing a Montana Outdoor Podcast Double Feature! That’s right, you will be able to watch and or listen to two different podcasts this week. This half of of our Double Feature is all about Region 2, located in the central part of Western Montana. Rigger heads to Missoula to talk to MT FWP Regional Access Manager, Trenton Heisel. Trenton gives some awesome advice about gaining hunting access in the region and outlined all the different hunting ac...
2025-10-041h 04
Montana Outdoor PodcastMontana Region 1 Hunting Preview! What Will the Hunting be Like This Year?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast we are doing something for the first time ever! We are doing a Montana Outdoor Podcast Double Feature! That’s right, you will be able to watch two different podcasts this week. This half of our double feature (the one you are looking at now) has your host Downrigger Dale talking to FWP Region 1 Wildlife Manager Neil Anderson about what the hunting will be like in Montana FWP Region 1 located in Northwest Montana. This podcast is all about what Region 1 is like, it's terrain, size, how much publ...
2025-10-0453 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastFind Out What Hunting is Going to Be Like in Region 6 in Northeast Montana!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale starts his annual series of Hunt Preview Podcasts. That’s when he talks to Wildlife Managers and other folks with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks to find out what the hunting will be like in each of the 7 hunting Regions across Montana. In this first podcast in the series Rigger talks with Scott Thompson, Wildlife Manager for Region 6 located in northeast Montana. When you listen to this podcast you will be able to find out not only what the hunting opportunities are in Re...
2025-09-2751 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastHot Topics, Big Fish & What’s Next for Montana’s OutdoorsSend a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale takes over the podcast studios and gets us all caught up on the latest outdoor news, Statewide fishing reports and peek at the future topics he will be covering on upcoming podcasts. He thought it would be nice to let the rest of the podcast staff take the 4th of July weekend off, but we are thinking that maybe he just didn't get invited to any 4th of July parties. However, that is probably not that case as we all have never seen h...
2025-07-0534 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastMontana’s New Mule Deer Management Plan - Can We Solve Montana’s Mule Deer Issues?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale has a very interesting discussion with Brian Wakeling, Game Management Bureau Chief for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Rigger received emails from a whole lot of you wanting more information about the new Mule Deer Management Plan that Brian and his staff are working on right now. Mule Deer are a VERY popular species to hunt here in Montana and a great deal of hunters and outdoor folks in general have been concerned about the decline in Mule Deer populations in many hunting...
2025-05-241h 07
Montana Outdoor PodcastFishing Southwest Montana! The Big Hole to the Beaverhead to Clark Canyon Reservoir & Beyond!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Shaun Jeszenka owner of Frontier Anglers. Shaun and his incredible group of guides cover some of the most famous trout waterways in the world! Rivers like the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Jefferson and more across Southwest Montana. These are rivers and streams that people from all over the world, who love to fly fish, dream of coming to for a once in a lifetime fly fishing experience. In addition to the rivers and streams in Southwest Montana Shaun and his crew also...
2025-03-2955 min
Montana Outdoor Hunting & FishingMontana Outdoor Podcast: Shaun Jeszenka owner of Frontier Anglers in Dillon, MTThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Shaun Jeszenka owner of Frontier Anglers. Shaun and his incredible group of guides cover some of the most famous trout waterways in the world! Rivers like the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Jefferson and more across Southwest Montana. These are rivers and streams that people from all over the world, who love to fly fish, dream of coming to for a once in a lifetime fly fishing experience. In addition to the rivers and streams in Southwest Montana Shaun and his crew also cover the amazing Clark Canyon Reservior...
2025-03-2945 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastEver Been to Lake Koocanusa? This Podcast Will Take You There and You Won't Want to Leave!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale takes you way up to the Mountains of Northwest Montana to a lake that stretches for 94 miles all the way across the Canadian border into the Province of British Columbia. The lake was created when the dam was put across the Kootenay River north of Libby Montana. As manmade lakes go Koocanusa is not that old. It was created in 1972 but boy is it ever a special place. Downrigger caught up with Randy Burch the owner of the Koocanusa Resort & Marina. When you...
2025-03-011h 03
Montana Outdoor PodcastMontana Made Lures, Catching Montana Monsters!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Dave Chichester of Plugit Tackle. Dave talks about how he got into the tackle business when he started making lures for himself when the quality of his favorite lures that he used to buy started going downhill. Course little did he know that would turn into a thriving specialty lure company called Plugit Tackle. Why "Plugit"? Well, when you listen to this Podcast you will learn that Plugit makes wooden plug lures using a bit of s high tech lathe. Another...
2025-02-221h 16
Montana Values PodcastEpisode 98: Montana’s Latest "Letter to Santa" – Solving Nothing, Making Lawyers Rich.For perverts, this legislation, HB 121, is a HUGE win. Great job, Montana GOP! Show Notes: Music: Intro = Wild Wild West, by Julius H Outro =Background Music For Videos, by Maksym Malko LINKS: https://legiscan.com/MT/text/HB121/id/3039827https://montanafreepress.org/2025/02/11/bathroom-bill-clears-gop-led-legislature-poised-to-become-law/https://flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/11/montana-department-of-corrections-remains-committed-to-establishing-prerelease-center-in-northwest-montana/https://www.kpax.com/news/local-news/flathead-county/flathead-co-board-of-adjustment-rejects-proposed-prerelease-center DISCLAIMER: These podcasts are in no way endorsed by the creators of the media used within, nor are they intended to undermine or compete with any material existing or forthcoming material. Copyright disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 - allowance is made for "f...
2025-02-1829 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastMontana’s Best Kept Fishing Secret is Finally Unveiled!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Brian Olson about Region 6's incredible ponds located in Northeast Montana. All across Montana's Hi-Line there is an unbelievable number of ponds that can be found if you know where to look. The amazing thing is they are full of huge fish! And even more amazing is the fact that very few folks fish these wonderful waterbodies! Brian goes through the different species that can be found in these ponds ranging from huge, beautiful Trout, monster Walleye, jumbo Perch, and even...
2025-02-1546 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastLearn All About Ice Fishing in Northwest Montana From Captain Matt McComb!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with another of the top fishing guides in Montana, Captain Matt McComb. This topic is all about ice fishing in NorthWest Montana. Matt literally puts on a Master Class about how you can have great success ice fishing on the 30 plus incredible lakes up in Northwest Montana that are great for ice fishing. Matt gives a list of the best gear to use, including some of his top lures, bait, electronics and...well, the information is just flat amazing. He and Rigger...
2025-01-181h 14
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat is Montana's Winter Weather Going to be Like This Year? Hear the Answer Here!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Matt Rosencrans, Climate Testbed Director with the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center. Matt used all the National Weather Service's incredible technology and put together a special winter weather forecast just for all our podcast listeners. So what did he come up with? What is the winter weather forecast for each region of Montana? Well, you are gonna have to listen to the podcast to find out. Now depending on what you like to do in Montana's outdoors I think you...
2024-12-0753 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastThis Podcast Takes You to a Magical Winter Wonderland Known as West Yellowstone Montana, "aka" Ice Fishing Heaven!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to fishing guide Garrett Ostler of Madison Adventures in West Yellowstone Montana! Often the greater West Yellowstone area is home to the first lakes to freeze and the last to thaw in Montana! In fact, when you listen to this podcast you'll hear Garrett tell the story of the year he started ice fishing right around Halloween and was able to fish on the ice all the way until....you are not going be believe how late into the year he was...
2024-11-301h 12
Montana Outdoor PodcastDo You Know the Truth About Trapping in Montana?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Ed Hebbe from the Montana Trappers Association to get the truth about trapping in Montana. In this Podcast some VERY important information is delivered that will likely surprise you about trapping. Is trapping really necessary? Some say that trapping is actually important to the survival of wildlife in Montana and other states, is that really true? Is trapping really used for wildlife management and research? Did you know that trappers come from all walks of life and are a huge help...
2024-11-231h 06
Montana Outdoor PodcastLate Fall Fishing in Montana! What has that been like? One of Montana's Top Guides Fills You In!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale had a great talk with one of Montana's top fishing guides, Don Wilkins. Rigger found out that Don is still out guiding folks on Fort Peck Reservoir, which you don't find many guides that do that this late in the season. So, Rigger figured that he obviously must be catching something out there. Spoiler Alert: yes, he is catching a lot! What he is catching, what is he using to do that and where is he finding them? Well, if you want to...
2024-11-161h 01
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhy Were the King Salmon in Eastern Montana So Big This Year & How Many of Their Eggs Were Collected Recently?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Heath Headley, FWP Fisheries Biologist for Fort Peck Reservoir in Northeast Montana. When you listen to this podcast you will hear Rigger and Heath cover the Chinook, or King Salmon, egg collection effort that recently was completed as well as several other things about the mighty Kings of Fort Peck. In fact, one of the questions that Rigger was dying to get an answer to was why were the King Salmon that were caught in the reservoir this year so much...
2024-11-091h 08
Montana Outdoor PodcastWondering What the Hunting is Like in FWP Region 2 in West-Central Montana? The Answer to That and Many Other Questions are in This Podcast!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale spent an information packed hour with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Wildlife Manager for Region 2, Liz Bradley. Liz and Rigger covered it all from where to find the Elk, Mulies and Whitetail Deer to the best spots to bag some Grouse, Waterfowl and yes even, though rare for the area, the elusive Pronghorn. Liz even covered some great ideas on where to find Black Bears, Mountain Lions and more! Rigger got all the questions he could think of answered, including things like what...
2024-11-0455 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastWant to Know What the Hunting is Like in Southeast Montana? Listen to This Podcast and Find Out!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale got together with Brett Dorak, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Wildlife Manager for Region 7 in Southeast Montana. Rigger and Brett had a great conversation about ALL the hunting opportunities you can find there in Southeast Montana, and boy are there a lot of them. They went through all the usual big game favorites like Elk, Mule and Whitetail Deer and Antelope or more appropriately known as Pronghorn but they also covered several other things you may not know are in Region 7 as well...
2024-10-261h 17
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat Will the Hunting be Like in Northwest Montana? Listen to This Podcast and Find Out!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale continues our series on where to find the game you are looking for this 2024 hunting season. This time he had an incredible conversation with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Wildlife Manager, Neil Anderson. Neil spilled the beans on where to find the Elk, Deer, Black Bear, Wolf, Upland Game Bird, Waterfowl and everything else you can hunt in FWP Region 1! If you hunt in Region 1 in Northwest Montana, have ever even thought of hunting there or maybe just wondered what all kind of...
2024-10-191h 27
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat Will the Hunting be Like in FWP Region 4 in North Central Montana? This Podcast Has the Answers!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Montana FWP Wildlife Manager Cory Loecker to find out what the hunting will be like in North Central Montana Region 4. Cory and Rigger covered that region inside and out and Cory gave information on how healthy the Elk, Deer and Antelope herds are as well as where the best places are to find them. Spoiler Alert: Things are looking pretty darn good for those! But Cory dished out even more! He went over the outlook for success if you want to...
2024-10-121h 18Montana Values PodcastEpisode 93: The Scapegoat Strategy and How Not to Do It.MT Attorney General Austin Knudsen is so dumb, he doesn't realize he can't use the Scapegoat Strategy when the public already knows that the MHP survey condemned HIM for HIS leadership failures, NOT Col. Lavin. This episode is brought to you by, The Syndicate Hair & Beauty Parlor in Evergreen. SHOW NOTES: Music By: Intro=Wild Wild West, by Julius H Outro=Perfect Ambient Corporate, by Bo Dleasons Audiogram photo by, Liona Toussaint on Unsplash.com LINKS: https://www.montanarightnow.com/montana/lawsuit-filed-against-montana-attorney-general-austin-knudsen-by-former-mhp-colonel/article_e3c043e0-8106-11ef-aed2-c3a909fffe0e.htmlhttps://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-09-03/ju...
2024-10-1130 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat is the Hunting Like This Year in Southwest Montana, Region 3? This Podcast has the Answers!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale traveled to the FWP Region 3 Headquarters in Bozeman and sat down with Wildlife Manager Warren Hansen and Information & Education Manager Morgan Jacobsen. They went through all the hunting opportunities in Southwest Montana. As Rigger put it; “Wow! I did not realize just how amazing Montana Region 3 really is! There is A LOT of game out there to hunt and Warren and Morgan really know their stuff!”. When you listen you will learn about how healthy the Elk, Deer and Antelope herds are and best...
2024-10-051h 49
Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat is the Hunting going to be Like in Montana Region 5? This Podcast Has All the Answers For You!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with FWP Region 5 Wildlife Manager Matt Ladd about what the hunting opportunities will look like this year in his region. Matt and Rigger take a deep dive into Region 5 to discover which hunting districts in the region have the best hunting opportunities for Elk, Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer, Antelope, Waterfowl, Upland Game Birds including Pheasants and Turkeys and more! When you listen to the podcast you will find out all kinds of super useful information about animal population sizes throughout the region...
2024-09-211h 10
Montana Outdoor PodcastLearn about Bowhunting in Montana and the Challenges Now and Ahead for One of Montana’s Favorite Ways to Hunt!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Ken Schultz, President of the Montana Bowhunters Association or MBA. Ken and Rigger cover a TON of ground all about bowhunting in the Big Sky Country. Things like, what all does the MBA do for Montana’s bowhunters, the advantages of being a member and what issues the sport is facing now and in the future. Another area that they cover is the incredible popularity of bowhunting in the State and why. For example, do you know how many bowhunters there ar...
2024-09-071h 12
Montana Outdoor PodcastWant to Catch Those Big King Salmon in Fort Peck Lake? Two Montana Tackle Manufacturers Have the Inside Scoop on How to Do That!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to the owners of two different Montana fishing tackle manufacturers, Gary Rueb of Blackjaw Flies and Dr Don Sawdey of 406 Tackle Company and boy did they give some awesome information! If there was ever a time to go after those huge King Salmon in Fort Peck Reservoir now is the time to do it. According to the reports we have been hearing on the Montana Outdoor Radio Show and MontanaOutdoor.com the big ones are biting...
2024-08-241h 39
Montana Outdoor PodcastDo You Have the Fishes of Montana App on Your Phone? What is it and How Does it Work? Learn About it and a Whole Lot More from Christopher Guy, Ph.D.Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Dr. Christopher Guy, Assistant Leader of the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit and Affiliate Professor at Montana State University. Chris is one of the creators of the Fishes of Montana App. This is a great App that everyone who loves to fish or just wants to learn more about the fish we have in Montana should have on their phone. It truly is a wealth of information, and the best part is it is super user friendly and describes the fish...
2024-08-1057 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastThe Montana Outdoor Podcast Discovers The Thompson Chain of Lakes In Northwest MontanaSend a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with FWP Fisheries Biologist Brian Stephens about an incredible chain of lakes in Northwest Montana. These lakes are stunning in appearance and cover approximately 3,000 acres and stretch over 20 miles along Highway 2, halfway between Kalispell and Libby. This includes an extensive State Park that includes shoreline access to 18 lakes including McGregor Lake, Little McGregor Lake, Lower Thompson Lake, Middle Thompson Lake, Upper Thompson Lake, Horseshoe Lake and Loon Lake. Depending on which lake you fish you will find all kinds of different fish...
2024-07-2755 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastThe 2024 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament is in the Books! Owen Wilcox Tells How He and Teammate Ziek Gordon Caught First Place!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale caught up with Owen Willcox to talk about how he and his teammate Ziek Gordon pulled off a fantastic come from behind victory! Owen called in from the banks of Lake Oahe outside of Pierre, South Dakota where he and Ziek had just finished doing some pre-fishing for the 50th South Dakota Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament. This is a fascinating podcast as Owen goes into great detail about how he and Ziek overcame one of the toughest Walleye Bites that the Gov Cu...
2024-07-2051 min
Montana Outdoor PodcastThe Montana Outdoor Podcast Asks, How Do You Montana? Not Sure? Listen to This Week’s Podcast for Some Awesome Ideas!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale sits down with the Chief Marketing & Communication Officer of the Montana Department of Commerce, Mitch Staley, to talk about the VisitMT.com website and all the amazing things it can do for Montanans and those outside of Montana that want to discover our great state. And believe us when we say they aren’t just talking about the typical trip to Glacier or Yellowstone Parks. Rigger and Mitch get goin down Montana roads that for sure qualify as the “roads less trav...
2024-07-131h 01
Montana Outdoor PodcastThe Montana Outdoor Podcast Goes in Search of the Facts About Noxon Rapids Reservoir and the Health of its Fish!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Biologist for Region 1, Travis Rehm. They cover pretty much everything there is to know about Noxon Rapids Reservoir and the fish that call it home. Did you know just how diverse the fish population is in Noxon Rapids Reservoir and the fact that it is one of the only places west of the Continental Divide in Montana that you can catch Walleye? Not only that but you can catch as many of...
2024-07-061h 03
Montana Outdoor PodcastMontana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Biologist Nathan Jaksha Tells Us All About Canyon Ferry Reservoir and the Fish That Live There!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast FWP Fisheries Biologist Nathan Jaksha talks with your host Downrigger Dale about Canyon Ferry Reservoir and the fish that we all love to chase after in it. Nathan is new to the Montana FWP and Canyon Ferry Reservoir. What did steps did he take to learn all about the reservoir, and will he be making big changes to how the fish are managed there? How does he feel about how healthy the fish are in Canyon Ferry Reservoir? When Downrigger asked him why the Walleye in Canyon...
2024-06-2953 minMontana Outdoor PodcastThe Montana Outdoor Podcast Came Across a Real Cool Way to Live & Store Your Outdoor Toys! Just Wait Until You Hear About This!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale has a great conversation with Ryan Medlinger owner of Reliable Steel Erectors. Ryan and his amazing team of builders construct steel buildings that are taking Montana by storm! These buildings are without a doubt the hottest trend in the way to live the outdoor life in a budget friendly and incredibly comfortable way and uses your land in the most efficient way you have ever seen, and is, well, really, really cool! You may have heard of the new construction...
2024-06-2255 minMontana Outdoor PodcastThe Waterways of Western Montana! Few Know Them Better Than Neal Cote’ of Bite Me Flies and He Tells Us All About Them!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Neal Cote’ of pikewhisperer.com and Bite Me Flies. Neal is an amazing Fly Fishermen, Custom Fly Tyer and a great teacher of fishermen. Believe us, if he can teach ole Downrigger a bunch, he can teach anyone. Neal really went all out in sharing his knowledge in this podcast, from covering the rivers and streams to the hidden lakes that few go to all around Western Montana. And fly fishing is not his only ar...
2024-06-011h 04Montana Outdoor PodcastFisheries Biologist Heath Headley Talks About the Recent Walleye Egg Collection on Fort Peck, The Health of Montana’s Walleye Population and a Whole Lot More!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale had a great conversation with Montana FWP Fisheries Biologist Heath Headley about Walleye in Fort Peck Reservoir and beyond. If you love to fish for Walleye, want to learn about them or have just been curious about how in the heck the FWP can collect 83 million eggs from Walleye in Fort Peck then this Podcast is for you! Heath explains all kinds of things in this fascinating podcast, like what they do with all those eggs, and where all those...
2024-05-1158 minMontana Outdoor PodcastHow to Find the Right Boat for You! Bretz RV & Marine Joined the Podcast with Some Ideas to Help with That!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Collin Griffiths with Bretz RV & Marine joined your host Downrigger Dale for a great discussion as we continued our series “How to Find the Right Boat for You”. Rigger and Collin covered a tremendous amount of ground, or should we say water covering all kinds of ideas and tips that will help you in your quest to find that boat you have always wanted. Collin from Bretz pointed out that this is a very important decision, not just because boats can be a very expe...
2024-04-1352 minMontana Outdoor PodcastThe History of One of Montana’s Most Legendary Outdoor Companies!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale sat down with the President of Bretz RV & Marine, Brandon Bretz. Bretz RV & Marine is truly an incredible outdoor company and a legend in the RV and boat business. Brandon shared some touching and at times funny stories about how this legendary company got its start, and how it almost never became what it is today. Spoiler Alert: Brandon’s story of how the business survived Covid is an unreal roller coaster ride! Bretz RV & Marine is and has always been a family bu...
2024-03-161h 07Montana Outdoor PodcastGlendive Montana Gets Locked and Loaded!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Andy Mansoor, CEO of Brixtel Defense along with two other key executives of the Company Jimmy Slaughter and James McCoy. Those gentlemen represent Brixtel Defense an ammunition company that is spending 125 million dollars to build an ammunition manufacturing plant in Glendive Montana! You may recall if you listened a few weeks back to the Montana Outdoor Podcast when Rigger talked to Governor Greg Gianforte about Montana’s outdoor economy, he brought up Brixtel Defense and talked about them setting up...
2024-02-1753 minMontana Outdoor PodcastJosh Parrow is Making it Happen on the Hi-Line! Hear what is going on up on Montana's Hi-Line!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host, Downrigger Dale caught up with a guy who has been VERY busy. We are talking about Josh Parrow of Havre Montana. You probably have heard Josh a time or two on the Montana Outdoor Radio Show give a report from Montana’s Hi-Line or you may have seen him out on the Walleye Circuit or maybe even out on a stretch of railroad track repairing a train engine. Yeah, the guy stays busy for sure. In fact, he and his wonderful wife Ka...
2024-01-2749 minMontana Outdoor PodcastWhat is the Long-Term Weather Forecast Going to be for Montana? Are We Ever Going to Get the Snowpack We Need?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Matthew Rosencrans in the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center. Matthew is the Climate Testbed Director in the Climate Prediction Center and knows a great deal about predicting the weather. In fact, he used to be one of the weather forecasters for the United States Airforce! Over the last few years, the National Weather Services Prediction Team has increased their average accuracy a great deal. So, on average how accurate are they? Listen now and find out!
2024-01-2046 minMontana Outdoor PodcastA Conversation with Montana’s Outdoor Governor, Greg Gianforte! What’s Next for Montana’s Outdoors in 2024?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host, Downrigger Dale has a conversation with Montana Governor, Greg Gianforte. Rigger and the Governor get into all kinds of topics about Montana’s great outdoors. Things like: What is the overall outlook for Montana’s Outdoors for 2024? What About Montana’s outdoor economy, which is a huge part of our overall economy, will it keep growing? Can Montana’s population continue to grow without ruining the things that has made it the best place in the world to live? You can get the...
2024-01-1340 minMontana Outdoor PodcastListen to the Top 5 Countdown Podcast! Find Out Which Montana Outdoor Podcast Was the Most Listened to Podcast in 2023!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Manny Clark sits in for Downrigger Dale and counts down the top five podcasts for 2023. There were 51 podcasts dropped in 2023 all of which had tons and tons of listeners. But as always, there were some that of course had more listeners than others. So which ones were the top five podcasts for all of 2023? Which one do you think was the most listened to podcast of all? Was it when Downrigger and the Captain did the podcast out on the Slayer’s boat fi...
2024-01-061h 02Montana Outdoor PodcastFresno Dam - Montana’s Incredible Sinking Dam! How Far Has It Sank? What is the Plan to Fix it? How Dangerous is it?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Bureau of Reclamation Project Manager Steve Darlinton about the huge projects he is managing that will, among many things, fix the Fresno Dam located just about 15 miles Northwest of Havre, Montana. Fresno Dam was built in the mid 1930’s and since then it has been slowly sinking! Not something you want a dam to do! Especially when you have the towns of Havre and Chinook just downstream from the Dam. How far has it sunk and how dangerous is...
2023-12-3057 minMontana Outdoor PodcastShane Clouse a Man for All Seasons! Shane Talks About Bighorn Sheep, Hunting, Performing, Song Writing, Acting in Movies and of Course Spending Time in Montana’s Outdoors!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with celebrity and Montana native Shane Clouse about his involvement with the Montana Wild Sheep Foundation. Shane is a past President of the foundation which partners with the Montana FWP to help with Big Horn Sheep to make sure we will always be able to hunt them. When Shane is not entertaining or working in is businesses, you can find him out in Montana’s Outdoors, bow hunting, fishing or working on his ranch with his beautiful wife Kelly. Shane covers some gr...
2023-12-2358 minMontana Outdoor PodcastWhat is Wrong with Montana’s Mule Deer?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast you host Downrigger Dale talks to the Regional Director of the Montana Mule Deer Foundation, Chris Fortune. Rigger and Chris got into a fascinating and at times alarming discussion about the decline of the Mule Deer population in Montana. They cover all kinds of reasons that are contributing to this decline like; the loss of key Mule Deer habitat, the number of CWD cases that have been hitting the population, and the growing population of the Mule Deer’s pr...
2023-12-091h 01Montana Outdoor PodcastMontana’s Upland Gamebirds! How are Their Populations Doing? Where to Find Them? Which One Tastes Better Than You Think? And a Whole Lot More!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast it is all about Montana’s Upland Game Birds. Your podcast host Downrigger Dale talks to Upland Gamebird Specialist Ken Plourde. Ken is based in FWP Region 6 and there is, for sure, a reason the word, “Specialist”, is in his job title. Ken is one of THE most knowledgeable people in the State of Montana when it comes to Upland Gamebirds. When you click here to listen to this week’s podcast you will learn all kinds of things that will for sure come in handy wh...
2023-11-1854 minMontana Outdoor PodcastUnderstanding Montana’s Pheasants! Where is the Best Place to Find Them? What are Good Hunting Techniques? What do Their Population Numbers Look Like Now and in the Future?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host, Downrigger Dale talks with the Montana Pheasants Forever, State Coordinator, Hunter VanDonsel about Montana’s Pheasants. Besides being the State Coordinator for Pheasants Forever, Hunter is also a biologist and knows a great deal about these amazing birds. When you click here to listen to this week’s podcast you will learn about how well the Pheasant population numbers are doing and what Montana Pheasants Forever is doing to stop their habitat from shrinking and get it back growing again. Why is their habi...
2023-11-1154 minMontana Outdoor PodcastBlack Butte Copper Mine, Is it Right for Montana’s Outdoors? Downrigger Asks Some Tough Questions and Gets Some Surprising Answers!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Nancy Schlepp, VP of Communications & Government Relations and Jerry Zieg, Senior Vice President of Black Butte Copper. Rigger had heard all kinds of rumors about this proposed copper mining project near White Sulphur Springs for years, some good and some bad, and then he got emails from listeners asking that he investigate it by going straight to the source with his podcast microphone. So that is just what he did, and boy was he surprised, so much so that he already...
2023-11-041h 21Montana Outdoor PodcastHunters! Do You Want More Hunting Access to Private Land? Listen to This Week’s Podcast. That Access is Closer to a Reality Than You Think.Send a textThis week the host of The Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talks to Ed Beall Owner of Capital Sports and Western and member of the Montana Private Land and Public Wildlife Advisory Committee (PLPW). Rigger and Ed cover a TON of topics about hunter and landowner relations. Ed has been working hard for years now to help get outdoor sportsmen and women more access to private lands across Montana and when you click here to listen to this week’s podcast you will learn that al...
2023-10-281h 01Montana Outdoor PodcastHow Much do You Know About Montana’s Antelope? Well, you are About to Learn a Whole Lot More!!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, your host, Downrigger Dale talks to FWP Wildlife Manger from Region 6, Scott Thompson. Scott knows a great deal about the wily Speed Goat and Rigger squeezed every bit of that knowledge out of him during this podcast, just for you hunters! So why do you suppose the Antelope populations are down across most of the state? Did you know that there is a bird that regularly hunts Antelope? What is the Antelope’s closest relative? Spoiler alert: It does not even live in North America an...
2023-10-211h 04Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat is it Like to be a Montana Game Warden? Sargent Aaron Berg Talks About Some of His Experiences and the Challenges Wardens Face Every Day in MontanaSend a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale has a fascinating discussion with Montana Game Warden Sargent Aaron Berg. It is hard to believe but there are only about 80 game wardens out patrolling the mountains, meadows, waterways, and prairies of Montana and they have over 147,000 square miles to cover! That is A LOT of ground to cover for those few officers in the field. And they do it with no backup and often very limited communication. All the while knowing that almost everyone they encounter is armed. So, you...
2023-09-301h 20Montana Outdoor PodcastHave Found That Bull of a Lifetime Yet? Have You Made the Perfect Plan to Find Him? No? Then This Podcast is for You!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talks with hunting expert and guide Tayler Michels. Rigger covered a TON of great topics with Tayler that will, without a doubt get you a whole lot closer to sticking the Bull of your dreams. Tayler gives some awesome advice on planning every aspect of your next hunt, from what to pack in with you, to hunt mapping apps, to research tools, to…well you name it! Tayler has helped a lot of hunters find the right spot for that perfect animal they have been al...
2023-09-161h 09Montana Outdoor PodcastIs the Archery Elk Season Like a Singles Bar Scene!? This Week’s Guest on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Thinks so and He Does Have Some Real Good Reasons Why!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Host Downrigger Dale interviews archery hunting guide and elk hunting expert Shawn Plakke. Shawn explains how hunting the elk rut can be incredibly similar to guys and gals trying to pick each other up at the popular local nightclub. Yeah, it sounds a bit far fetched until you hear what Shawn has to say and then the similarities will jump out at ya and ask you to dance! Listen to this one and you will for sure see what we mean!...
2023-09-021h 06Montana Outdoor PodcastBig Lake – Big Fish! The Montana Outdoor Podcast Heads to Flathead Lake in Search of Knowledge About Finding & Catching Huge Lake Trout and Lake Whitefish!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Downrigger Dale and Deadeye Denny, aka, the Director of the Montana Outdoor Radio Show, headed to Flathead Lake in Northwest Montana! They met up with the new owner of Howe’s Fishing and Mo Fisch Charters, and current owner of Big Sky Fishing Charters, Chris Mischke as well as an old friend of the Montana Outdoor Radio Show, Matt McComb of Mo, Mo, Mo Fisch Charters. Chris and Matt took Rigger and The Director out on Chris’s 34-foot fishing boat for a day on the...
2023-08-261h 16Montana Outdoor PodcastBehind the Scenes of Montana’s Legendary Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger and The Captain interview five VERY interesting people involved in Montana’s legendary fishing tournament, the 2023 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament. Be sure to listen and you will get five very unique perspectives on one of the richest Walleye tournaments in the United States. Lisa Koski Co-Director of the tournament and Executive Director of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, who co-sponsors and puts on the event, talks about what it takes to put on this major tournament. F...
2023-07-151h 06Montana Outdoor PodcastWhat’s Going on With the Fish in Montana's Canyon Ferry Reservoir?!Send a textHost Downrigger Dale was surprised at how big the top weight results were coming out of the recent Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival (click here to view those). So, Downrigger decided to get ahold of FWP Fisheries Biologist for Region 4, Adam Strainer and have him come on this week’s Montana Outdoor Podcast. Boy, did they have a fascinating discussion! One of the first things Rigger asked Adam was if he was also surprised by the top weights of the Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival Fishing Tournament. Do...
2023-07-0146 minMontana Outdoor PodcastIt's Rodeo Time on This Podcast! Hear About Montana's Longest Running Rodeo!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talks to Jeri Delys of the Drummond Rodeo. Give it a listen and see if our host Downrigger Dale can Cowboy Up! Seriously though this is a great podcast that will fill you in on the longest running rodeo in Montana! This event is so historic that the event itself was inducted into the Montana Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Do you know how many years this incredible rodeo has been going on? Listen to the Podcast to find out. In a...
2023-06-2455 minMontana Outdoor PodcastThe Outdoor Newsman Makes News on This Podcast!Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Brett French Talks to The Captain and Downrigger about his over 30 years of reporting on Montana’s Great Outdoors. Over the years Brett has written some incredible articles for the Billings Gazette and MontanaOutdoor.com. He talks about some of his favorite stories and the ones he felt made the biggest impact on our outdoors, both good and bad.Brett also talks about some of the things he feels will be making the news in the future. Will bowhunters have GPS on the...
2023-06-171h 00Montana Outdoor PodcastMontana’s Tackle Manufacturer Dick Zimmer. Does He Control Fish with His Mind or Are the Lures He Makes Just Irresistible?Send a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast. Downrigger Dale and The Captain had a chance to talk to Montana fishing legend Dick Zimmer, aka, The Mackman of Zimmer Tackle. Dick has been fishing Montana’s waters for 70 years! His lures and other tackle for Lake Trout, Whitefish, Kokanee Salmon and many other species of fish are known by Montana Fishermen as some of the most effective ever made. In fact, most everything that Dick makes sells as fast as he can make them. So HOW DOES HE DO IT? Listen now to find ou...
2023-06-1051 minMontana Outdoor PodcastWHAT!!!? Bears are Moving in on Homeless Camps in Some Montana Cities!Send a textIn this week’s edition of the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talks with Montana FWP Bear Specialist Jamie Jonkel about problem bears and how to deal with them. Jonkel talks about how Bears can cause some serious problems if they start looking for, and find, easy food sources in Western Montana neighborhoods, like garbage, bird feeders, pet food and, well, you name it. As you can imagine this can get very dangerous. The number of reports of problem bears have been growing in Missoula, Kalispell, Whitefish and other cities. Rigger and Jamie even ta...
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The Montana DSA PodcastPaul Lachapelle and Climate Smart Montana: Get engaged to end the Climate Crisis! Work together to organize and coordinate community-based climate crisis solutions and resiliency efforts in Montana Montana DSA Podcast episode 25 (May 30) features a conversation with Paul Lachapelle of MSU in Bozeman, founder of Climate Smart Montana (https://www.montana.edu/communitydevelopment/csm/). Lachapelle is a renowned, award-winning scholar and climate activist, working for the last 16 years as a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Montana State University-Bozeman (https://www.montana.edu/plachapelle/). His teaching and research spans many disciplines and practices including community climate change resiliency, diversity and inclusion, and social justice topics. He served as President (2016-2019) of the International Association for Community Development (https://www.iacdglobal.org/).In the podcast Lac...
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The Montana DSA PodcastHow the 2023 Montana Legislature Deepened the Injustices of Montana’s Tax System: Dialogue with Rose Bender, Director of Research at the Montana Budget & Policy CenterIn Episode 24 of Montana DSA's 2023 Podcast Series on May 25, Rose Bender, Director of Research at the Montana Budget & Policy Center (MBPC, https://montanabudget.org/), analyzes the 2023 Legislature's actions in the areas of social and economic justice in tax policy/structure, the Montana affordable housing crisis, policies affecting Montana's Native American children and families and State-Tribal policies, health care provider rates, and childcare programs for low income families.
Bender says MBPC will publish new reports on these issues very soon (see https://montanabudget.org/all-reports). Bender focused much of her commentary on the many majority party 2023 legislative actions tha...
2023-05-2653 minMontana Outdoor PodcastMontana’s Outdoors Has a Secret Admirer! Wow! They Have Been Giving Some Awesome Presents! Do You Know Who it is?Send a textSo, who is Montana’s secret admirer? This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Downrigger Dale decided to find out. I guess you could say he was “shocked” when he found out just who it was. As Rigger put it, “I really was shocked, pardon the pun, to find out that such a big company would do something like that! Not because they had to but just because they wanted to. Mainly they just see it as the right thing to do. I suppose you are still scr...
2023-05-201h 02Montana Outdoor PodcastMysteries Behind Montana's Dam ManagementSend a textThe Missouri is the longest river in the United States, flowing more than 2,500 miles from its source on the eastern slope of the Rockies near Three Forks, Montana, to its confluence with the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. What controls all that water is a series of dams and the most important of those are located in Montana. This episode of the the Montana Outdoor Podcast explores how those dams in Montana are managed, especially the granddaddy of them all, the Fort Peck Dam! When the Fort...
2023-04-2959 minMontana Outdoor PodcastThe Secret Life of Montana's Walleye!Send a textIn this episode of the Montana Outdoor Podcast, you will learn all about Montana's Walleye fishery! Maybe we should have called this podcast "Walleye 101" or if we wanted to get a little cheeky, "Mommy Where Do Walleye Come From". But seriously this week we had Fisheries Biologist Heath Headley from FWP Region 6 in Glasgow, Montana on the show and we were able to learn all about Walleye in Fort Peck Reservoir and how Walleye are reared at the Hatcheries in Fort Peck and Miles City and placed into lakes all around...
2023-04-2250 minMontana Outdoor PodcastIce Fishing on Montana's Hi-LineSend a textOn this Episode of the The Montana Outdoor Podcast you will learn about ice fishing on two of Montana's best Walleye fishing reservoirs, Nelson Reservoir and Fresno Reservoir. These two Reservoirs are located in Northern Montana on what most Montanans call the Hi-Line. They call it Montana's Hi-Line since it's the northernmost route traversing the state from east to west. Your hosts Downrigger Dale and The Captain will talk to Brian Olson, one of the most knowledgeable Walleye fishermen in all of Montana. In fact Brian has won one of the...
2023-02-0445 minMontana Outdoor PodcastIce Fishing in Northwestern MontanaSend a textIn this episode of the Montana Outdoor Podcast we interview Captain Matt McComb of Mo Fisch Charters which is part of Howe’s Fishing, located in Montana’s Flathead Valley, near Glacier National Park. Matt is one of the most knowledgeable fishing guides in all of Montana. In this episode he tells us all about where and how to catch all kinds of incredible fish through the ice in beautiful Northwest Montana. Matt covers it all from kokanee salmon, to huge lake trout, to some of the best perch and crappie fishing in al...
2023-01-2838 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 83: The ”Butcher-ing” of Montana ValuesThe incestuous mess in the Montana Legislature continues, courtesy of the MT GOP. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: Wild Wild West, by Julius H Outro: Aspire, by AudioCoffee Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay LINKS: https://ictnews.org/archive/questionable-commentary-reveals-a-bunch https://missoulian.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/house-democrats-call-for-rare-censure-of-butcherposted-on-feb-28/article_5bba1411-a349-50b0-89ed-05e6cbc36f3f.htmlhttps://missoulian.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/lawmaker-criticized-for-private-e-mail-messageposted-on-march-18/article_e7123414-3ad9-54c5-9931-40564dc07e59.htmlhttps://missoulian.com/news/local/senator-apologizes-for-calling-disabled-students-vegetables/article_b0de3637-87e8-5fd6-8057-b7f408f596e0.htmlhttps://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/gov...
2023-01-2530 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 78: There are Montana kids who are hungry. Let’s feed them.Childhood hunger exists in Montana. We can fix that. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: Kids, by AudioCoffee Outro: Inspiring & Uplifting Indie Rock, by QubeSounds Both music selections are royalty free via Pixabay. LINKS: www.gapfillersflathead.orghttps://www.eatthis.com/school-lunch-debt-in-america/ https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2019/9/27/the-other-student-debt-us-kids-struggle-to-pay-for-school-meals https://www.chalkbeat.org/2022/8/2/23287768/free-school-meals-student-lunch-debt Disclaimer: These podcasts are in NO way endorsed by the creators of the media used within, nor are they intended to undermine or compete with any material existing or forthcoming material. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 - allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as...
2022-10-2422 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 65: If Governor Gianforte wants his name on a building, we have 50 million reasons why he should choose the Montana State Hospital.Grandma's black eye. Courtesy of the Gianforte Administration and the MT State Legislature. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro = Hybrid Trailer Epic, by Alex MakeMusic Outro = Inspiration, by Tim Taj Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay Links: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/politics/montana-state-hospital-gets-an-extension-to-fix-problems-tied-to-deaths/article_0cbcd1f5-8141-5e49-abbc-77ef97d44b0a.html https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2022-03-14/the-state-hospital-has-more-time-to-try-to-save-its-medicare-funding DISCLAIMER: These podcasts are in no way endorsed by the media contained within, no are they intended to undermine or compete with any existing or forthcoming material. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act...
2022-03-1924 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 63: Why didn’t you do something to help us? Signed, Montana kidsHow dysfunctional is Montana's Child Protective Services Division? We'll tell you. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: Epical Drums 04, by Grigoriy Nuzhny Outro: Stay with me, by Michael Ramir C Both music selections are royalty free on Mixkit. LINKS: https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2019/feb/10/mismanagement-alleged-throughout-montanas-child-an/https://leg.mt.gov/content/Committees/Interim/2015-2016/Children-Family/Meetings/Nov-2015/nov2015-cfsd-perf-audit-exec-summary.pdf Disclaimer: These podcasts are in NO way endorsed by the creators of the media used within, nor are they intended to undermine or compete with any material existing or forthcoming material. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 - allowance is...
2022-02-0729 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 54: Wash, Rinse, Repeat. Montana‘s Attorney General is back in hot water.Does MT's AG, Austin Knudsen, lack the professional and emotional maturity for the job? We'll tell you. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: Action Epic Cinematic Victory, by GoodBMusic Outro: Inspiration, by Tim Taj Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay LINKS: https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/10/22/attorney-general-overstepped-authority-in-hospital-incident-critics-say/ Montana AG overstepped authority in hospital incident, critics say (montanafreepress.org) Montana Medicaid Fraud | Whistleblowers Report Here | Rewards for MT Info (medicaidfraudhotline.com) Sheriff Disputes MT Attorney General's claim to jurisdiction in hospital incident | 406 Poltics | helenair.com 17-8-402. Definitions, MCA (mt.gov) 2-15-501. General duties, MCA (mt.gov) Helena hospital says doctors...
2021-10-2521 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 48: Congratulations, Montana. Your new Ambassador is also a criminal.The MT GOP has taken a page out of the Left's playbook and is now rewarding for bad behavior. We couldn't make this up if we tried. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: Epic Cinematic Trailer, by Lesfm Outro: Upbeat Guitar, by Lesfm Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay LINKS: https://dailymontanan.com/2021/08/02/ellsworth-pleads-guilty-to-obstruction-charge-stemming-from-may-traffic-stop/https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor-Gianforte-Announces-Montana-Ambassador-Award-Recipientshttps://montanafreepress.org/2021/08/02/jason-ellsworth-pleads-guilty-obstructing-officer/ Disclaimer: These podcasts are in NO way endorsed by the creators of the media used within, nor are they intended to undermine or compete with any material existing or forthcoming material. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of th...
2021-08-1616 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 39: "Montana's lost boy." The crimes of Jason Mattson.We'll shine a light on what happens when community fails and the folly of looking to government to fix the ails of society. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: "Lost Places" by, Julius H Outro: "Innovation" by, John Sib Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay LINKS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfeet_Nation http://www.umt.edu/this-is-montana/columns/stories/blackfeet.php https://indianlaw.mt.gov/Portals/127/enforcement/us_attorney_manual_2009.pdf https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/06/27/blackfeet-nation-sends-warning-to-drug-d.asp https://apnews.com/article/b1823fb352364a37989f54cb9311eb10 Disclaimer: These podcasts are in NO way endorsed by the cre...
2021-04-2141 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 36: "Who are the real victims of Montana's criminal justice system?" We'll highlight an intriguing and tragic central Montana case,We take a deep dive into a recent, tragic Montana case that leaves more questions than answers. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: Smoke City, by INFRACTION, royalty free on Jamendo. Outro: 99 Light and Soft Corporate, by Timmoor, royalty free on Pixabay. LINKS: https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/youth-court-spaulding-weathers-controversy-doubts-as-youngest-state-judge/article_53643e8d-4df3-56bf-bdf8-29fb4faade07.html https://www.lawyers.com/great-falls/montana/jeffry-m-foster-44800866-a/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mt-supreme-court/1882067.html#footnote_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alford_pleahttps://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/jeffry-foster-obituary?pid=176005571https://helenair.com/news/local/montana-s-center-it-s-not-where-most-folks-think-it-is/article_af8a1c34-eb96-5fde-a033-f3b...
2021-03-2832 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 35: "It's easier to find Bigfoot in Montana, than it is a Statesman." Montana deserves leaders who place public service over self-seWhen will the Statesman/Stateswoman make a comeback? Have they gone the way of the dinosaur? Montana deserves leaders who place public service over self-service. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro = Deep Space Adventure - Sci-Fi Orchestra by, Julius H Outro = 149 Bright Motivate Corporation, by Timmoor Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay LINKS: https://media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?sessionid=005d5dd4-ae76-41cf-b38f-233073bc2769&prefilter=826,5879 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democratic-senator-on-how-to-beat-trump-punch-him-in-the-face https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057%2F9781137084729_8 https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/03/12/self-service-and-free-speech/ https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/03/17/in-service-to-my-constituents/ https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/02/26/the-assault-on-local-control/ https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/03/18/reality-check-or-democrat-propaganda/ https://billingsgazette.com...
2021-03-2123 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 33: "It's back to the future for the Montana GOP legislature." How fascism in Helena is driving the MT GOP bus.Why is the Montana GOP letting its RINO fascists drive the bus? We'd like to know the answer to that too. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro = "Aggresive Epic Cinematic Orchestral Invasion 132" by Timmoor Outro = "Background Loop Melodic Techno #03" by Zen Man. Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay. Links: Kalispell Mayor Johnson clip: https://media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?sessionid=005d5dd4-ae76-41cf-b38f-233073bc2769&prefilter=826,5879 start at 1:26:45 - 1:29:45 https://www.britannica.com/topic/fascism/Varieties-of-fascism Disclaimer: These podcasts are in NO way endorsed by the creators of the media used within, nor are they intended to under...
2021-02-2821 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 28: "Bait and Switch" How Montana Became Pepper's Pawn.Montana taxpayer dollars went up in smoke, with the con of cannabis I-190. Music by: Intro = Winter Morning-ar by: iJuniJun Outro = Sky Pop - Electronic Dance Music - EDM Both selections are royalty free on Pixabay LINKS: https://missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2021/01/conservation-marijuana-money/ https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0000/article_0030/part_0010/section_0040/0000-0030-0010-0040.html https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/I-190.pdf https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/jan/10/gianforte-plan-wouldnt-use-pot-revenue-public-land/ Disclaimer: These podcasts are in NO way endorsed by the creators of the media used within, nor are they intended to undermine or compete with any material existing or forthcoming material. C...
2021-01-2108 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 23: The Pursuit for Criminal Justice - The Hunt for Red Montana Part 2"...to the extent the Red Agenda only wishes to address the supply side of the drug trade, and doesn’t actually address the lack of addiction treatment facilities in Montana, if implemented, the agenda will fail. Miserably." - Tammi Fisher SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro=Submarinerave2 by MVB Outro=Sonar Love, by ZONA MEDIA Both music selections are royalty free via Jamendo. Links: https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0180/part_0020/section_0250/0460-0180-0020-0250.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29021114/ https://missoulian.com/children-bear-consequences-of-montanas-failure-to-treat-mothers/article_6b981233-5002-5a3a-836b-41374742cfe0.html https://www.portlandmaine.gov/1715/Law...
2020-11-2225 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 22: "The Hunt For Red Montana."Will the extreme righty-rights of the Montana Legislature go nuclear in the upcoming session? Bad policy leads to bounced checks. SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro = Corporate Technology (2016) by JOYSTOCK Outro = Funny & Upbeat Corporate (2017) by CORPORATEMUSIC Both music selections are royalty free, via Jamendo. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_experiment https://montanabudget.org/report/policy-basics-property-taxes-in-montana https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2015/billhtml/SB0157.htm https://leg.mt.gov/content/Publications/fiscal/leg_reference/Brochures/2014-Coal-Severance.pdf https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/coal-economy-troubles-hitting-montanas-tax-rolls/article_bd07b49f-3b39-5c55-958f- 9a08543c1711.html https://swampland.time.com/2011/07/01/the-perils-of-political-pledges/ Disclaimer: These p...
2020-11-1519 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 21: "The post-mortem autopsy. What happened in the Montana 2020 elections?"Put on your PPE, and join us as we perform a CSI full-body autopsy on the results of the Montana 2020 elections! SHOW NOTES: Music By: Intro = Disco Attack (2014) by Alexander Stein Outro = Corporate, by CORPORATEMUSIC Both selections are royalty free via Jamendo Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIe42gQ4G0k Audio Clip re: Bacon GA, via Twitter at: https://twitter.com/thenewsoncnbc/status/1324154837886488582?s=20 https://twitter.com/mikedennison/status/1324741594738651141?s=20 https://twitter.com/ZachandMattShow/status/1324518032719433728?s=20 https://www.mtpr.org/post/expanded-conservative-majorities-montana-republicans-look-toward-legislative-agenda. https://twitter.com/AmThoughtLeader/status/1324507271699828736 https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/05/2022-house-democrats-concerns-pelosi-caucus-call-election-abigail-spanberger/ Disclaimer: These podcasts are in NO way end...
2020-11-0822 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 20: Monkey Business - brought you by a select few in the Montana Republican Party.What do you do when you want to circumvent the law-making process? Attempt an end around run, to change the rules. Just ask the "smarties" of the MT GOP. Music by: Intro = Monkey Business (2020), by MonkeyMan, royalty free via Jamendo Outro = Caffeine Creek Band, royalty free via Pixabay Skees on Rules audio clip: via Oct 5, 2020 Northwest Liberty News interview Links: https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/montana-lawmakers-reject-power-grab-by-majority-republicans/article_ab4d4c06-cc11-54eb-b8f2-a49c89287672.html https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/montana-lawmakers-reject-power-grab-by-majority-republicans https://www.mtpr.org/post/legislature-rejects-rule-changes-proposed-republicans https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2085575684718/montana-lawmakers-reject-power-grab-by-majority-republicans https://davidbedey.com/ Rep. David...
2020-10-2617 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 19 - Political career lifer, or convicted criminal? The final leg of the race for Montana's next Governor.Ask yourself before you vote a straight ticket: will Greg Gianforte represent my Montana values? Would he come to my aid before his own? Does he have the character of a man my children should emulate? Likewise, ask yourself will Mike Cooney represent my Montana values? Would he come to my aid before his own? Does he have the character of a man my children should emulate? Ask yourself before voting a straight ticket promoted by MT GOP: Did the MT GOP ensure it endorsed candidates who represent my Montana values and the Republican platform? Or are they no longer a...
2020-10-1021 minMontana Values PodcastEpisode 17 - "The permanent stain. Montana's worst [criminal] candidate to ever seek office in the Treasure State."This is our 4th trip around the bases regarding this man, and we're focusing on why Montana voters should soundly reject him - one of the worst candidates to seek public office in our great state. Music by: Christian Bodhi, "Epic knight riding to slay some dragons before dinner" and by John Bartmann, "Gameshow Brazz." Both music selections are royalty free via Pixabay. Show Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdspM4Lm6S4https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/crime/troy-downing-pleads-guilty-to-hunting-violations/article_c0e38fb9-ce28-565c-8cb8-ed4739cc8606.html https://www.emwh.org/issues/public%20trust/mt%20p...
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