Waterlands
Hunt Intelligence · Upland

Read the Cover. Trust the Dog.

Every region grows a different bird community — its upland fingerprint. Learn the birds, the cover that holds them, and the hours they move, then go where the seasons say go.

Opening Soon · SepRuffed GrouseSharp-Tailed GrouseSage GrouseHungarian PartridgeMourning Dove
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Montana Prairie & Breaks

North-central MT · Glasgow → Lewistown bench country

A million acres of native grass, chokecherry draws, and wheat stubble under a sky with no edges. September belongs to sharptails and huns; October adds roosters in the creek bottoms.

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High Temp
W 12
Wind
34
Building
Temperature vs Bird Activity
High °F
Activity %
7-day trend — temps easing, activity index at 34% and climbing.
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Today
Field Report
Hot & dry — hunt the first two hours
The Fingerprint
Prairie-grouse country first: sharptail and hun coveys on native grass, a short sage window, pheasants confined to the brushy bottoms.
Seasons & Limits
Sharptail & Hun
Sep 1 – Jan 1 · 4 & 8/day
Sage Grouse
Sep 1 – 30 · 2/day
Pheasant
Oct 10 – Jan 1 · 3/day
Block Management Areas open with free permission — grab the book
Bird Chart — Montana Prairie & Breaks
Region-specific intensity: this ground, these birds. Click a bird for its full profile.
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