MISSOULA, Mont. — Hoot-owl restrictions have been placed on the Gallatin River, Clark Fork River, Bitterroot River, Blackfoot River and several other rivers across western Montana. The following was ...

As the summer heat intensifies, our rivers and streams face unprecedented stress. In these critical times, Hoot Owl restrictions — curtailing fishing during the hottest parts of the day — emerge as a ...

Hoot owl restrictions prohibit fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight each day and are designed to protect fish, specifically trout, that become more susceptible to disease and mortality when conditions, ...

HELENA, Mont. — Hoot-owl restrictions will take effect on the Bitterroot River starting Wednesday at 2 p.m., extending from Veteran’s Bridge in Hamilton to the confluence with the Clark Fork River.

Here’s a story you can give a hoot about. Some people in Fairfax County, Virginia, are spotting more and more owls, right in their backyards. “Be happy you got the chance to see an owl, you don’t get ...