The Whitebird Fishing Access Site (FAS) is now open to motor vehicle traffic. The FAS closed to motorized access on Oct. 10 so that Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' staff could repair damage to the bridge structure along the sole access road. The damage was causing a public safety risk for vehicle access. 

Oak Mountain State Park will host the inaugural Appalachian Festival on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, and the family-friendly event is designed to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Appalachian region.

Get a jump-start on your 2026 race planning – and support nature in the process – by signing up for next spring's Run for the Trees: Happy Little (Virtual) 5K.

Maxim Defense announces they will be attending CANCON 2025, the suppressor and tactical firearms expo in Clinton, SC. The event will be held Thursday, November 6th through Saturday, November 8th, 2025 at the Clinton House Plantation.

Mission First Tactical (MFT) announces they will be exhibiting at the 2025 Fall CANCON Fully Suppressed Range Day & Gun Show held Thursday, November 6th through Saturday, November 8th, 2025 at the Clinton House Plantation. 

Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are seeking information related to a bull elk that was found dead and unclaimed on Saturday, Oct. 25.  It's unclear whether the elk was shot at and killed at that location, or if it was initially shot and wounded on another adjacent property.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that a petition for a writ of certiorari has been filed with the Supreme Court of the United States in Schoenthal v. Raoul, an FPC-backed lawsuit asking the Court to overturn the Seventh Circuit's dangerous decision upholding Illinois's ban on carrying firearms on public transportation.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for review in Schoenthal v. Raoul, SAF's challenge to the public transit carry ban in Illinois.

Beretta celebrates the remarkable achievements of its ambassadors at the 2025 ISSF World Championship Shotgun, held October 8-19 in Athens, Greece. Team Beretta's Vincent Hancock claimed gold in Men's Skeet securing his fifth ISSF World Championship title. In the Women's Skeet event, Samantha Simonton captured gold to become the 2025 Women's Skeet World Champion.

Leupold & Stevens announces that legendary shooter and longtime Leupold Pro Team member Doug Koenig has won the 2025 NRA Action Pistol Championship, held Oct. 17-25 at the Hamilton Pistol Club in Hamilton, New Zealand.