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    from visits by mountain men during the early-to-mid-19th century, organized exploration did not begin until the late 1860s. Management and control of...
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  • Amelia Island Wildlife Management Area, also referred to as Amelia Island, is a 238 acres (96 ha) tract of protected land located in Treasure County, Montana...
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    American Prairie (category Protected areas of Blaine County, Montana)
    prairie ecosystem with migration corridors and native wildlife. This wildlife conservation area is being developed as a private project of the American...
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    Montana (redirect from Wildlife of Montana)
    migratory waterfowl and upland bird hunting. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, which protects wildlife habitat and promotes hunting heritage, was founded...
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    Bitterroot National Forest (category National Forests of the Rocky Mountains)
    Trail Pass. This area, named for 9,154' Allan Mountain (in Idaho), lies mostly in Montana and is critical to the migration of wildlife between the wildlands...
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    National Wildlife Refuge in 1908, the BR consists of approximately 18,524 acres (7,496 ha) within the Montana valley and foothill grasslands. Management of...
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    Coyote (redirect from Mountain coyote)
    "Coyote foods in the Black Hills, South Dakota". The Journal of Wildlife Management. 48 (4): 1420–1423. doi:10.2307/3801809. JSTOR 3801809. Smith, J...
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  • protected area to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, and turned the area over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for management. Two important...
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    crews and wilderness rangers. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas allow hunting in season. The wilderness, along...
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    Gallatin National Forest (category National Forests of the Rocky Mountains)
    in the Crazy Mountains which rise over 7,000 ft (2,100 m) above the Great Plains to the east. The forest includes two wilderness areas, the Absaroka–Beartooth...
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    the eastern area of the current park up to the Continental Divide. To the Blackfeet, the mountains of this area, especially Chief Mountain and the region...
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  • Fish Creek State Park (category Protected areas of Mineral County, Montana)
    park offers hiking, picnicking, fishing, and mountain biking. "Fish Creek State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved September 5, 2016. "Williams...
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    August 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2018. "Bannack State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved August 28, 2021. Joaquin Miller (1894). "Erasmus Darwin...
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    Kea (redirect from Mountain Parrot)
    (2000) Field Guide To New Zealand Wildlife. Auckland: Harper Collins. (ISBN 1-86950-300-7) nhnz.tv, Kea – Mountain Parrot, NHNZ, one hour documentary...
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    with native dark-fleeced types to produce varieties of Welsh Mountain sheep. Initially, sheep were bred for their milk and fleeces, rather than their...
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    Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (category Bureau of Land Management areas in Montana)
    north central Montana. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), it is a series of badland areas characterized by rock outcroppings, steep bluffs,...
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    Pompeys Pillar National Monument (category Bureau of Land Management areas in Montana)
    monument on January 17, 2001, and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in conjunction with The Friends of Pompeys Pillar, it consists of only...
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    Great Bear Wilderness (category Protected areas of Flathead County, Montana)
    with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season. The Great Bear...
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    Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (category Protected areas of Big Horn County, Montana)
    Little Bighorn River, and adjacent plains. Vegetation varies widely from one area to the next. June 25 and 26, 1876: Battle of the Little Bighorn 1877: Custer...
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    Lewis and Clark Caverns (category Protected areas of Jefferson County, Montana)
    with tables, playgrounds, retail firewood, ice, trails, freshwater, and wildlife. "Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park". Geographic Names Information System...
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    Les Mason State Park (category Protected areas of Flathead County, Montana)
    Kalispell, Montana. Retrieved June 9, 2018. Les Mason State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Les Mason State Park Trail Map Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks...
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    Milltown State Park (category Montana protected area stubs)
    2018). "Confluence area opens at Milltown State Park". Missoulian. Retrieved September 4, 2021. Milltown State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Milltown...
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    Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (category Protected areas of Williams County, North Dakota)
    Ferry Dodson Creek Dodson Dam Dome Mountain Ear Mountain Elk Island F Island Flathead Lake Flathead River Fleecer Mountain Fox Lake Freezout Lake Fresno Reservoir...
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  • Thumbnail for Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge
    Conservation Area, Swan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Benton Lake Wetland Management District, Blackfoot Valley Conservation Area and the Rocky Mountain Front...
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    Anaconda Smelter Stack (category Protected areas established in 1986)
    Anaconda Smelter Stack. Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Smelter history in brief Anaconda Smelter Stack Atlas Obscura Revisiting...
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  • Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,551-acre (6,293 ha) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Montana...
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    Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (category History of the Rocky Mountains)
    Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park the International Dark-Sky Park. The Chief Mountain Border Crossing, reached by Montana Highway 17 from the American side and...
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  • "wild horses", located in the Pryor Mountains of Montana and Wyoming in the United States. The range has an area of 39,650 acres (160.5 km2) and was established...
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    over half of its flow. The Flathead River rises in forks in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Montana. The largest tributary is the North Fork, which...
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    development has taken its toll on wildlife and fish populations as well as water quality. From the Rocky Mountains, three streams rise to form the headwaters...
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