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Big Hearts under the Big Sky makes “Montana Elk Hunts” come true!
POSTED: November 04, 2022
BIG HEARTS UNDER THE BIG SKY MAKES “MONTANA ELK HUNT” COME TRUE FOR THREE DESERVING MONTANANS Hunting Experiences Hosted by Montana Hunting Company and Montana Outfitting Company Nov 1, 2022 Clancy, MT – Big Hearts Under the Big Sky, a program of the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association (MOGA), has completed the sixth “family adventure” scheduled for the year. The latest recipients were Nate Jensen of Westby, Master Sgt Jesse Edinger of Helena and Sgt Patrick Wickens originally of Denton. Big Hearts under the Big Sky covers all the hard costs for qualifying families to participate in outfitter-supported trips. Since 2008, the organization has served hundreds of individuals and their families and donated over half a million in outfitted services. As Big Hearts under the Big Sky’s trip recipients, all were granted trip-of-a-lifetime elk hunts. The Jensen and Edinger families were led by Outfitter Rod Arnaud, of the Montana... Read full article
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Carson Crary wins the FFA’s National Agricultural Proficiency Award
POSTED: November 04, 2022
MONTANA OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES ASSOCIATION CONGRATULATES CHOTEAU’S CARSON CRARY ON WINNING THE FFA’s NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PROFICIENCY AWARD IN OUTDOOR RECREATION – ENTREPRENEURSHIP/PLACEMENT Nov 2, 2022 Clancy, MT – Announced last week at the 95th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, IN, Choteau’s Carson Crary was awarded the National Agricultural Proficiency Award in Outdoor Recreation – Entrepreneurship/Placement. Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers. “I am very excited and honored to be awarded 1st place in the nation for the FFA Outdoor Recreation proficiency,” said Crary. “Through this proficiency, I have honed my historical outdoor skills, stockmanship, critical thinking, management and communication skills. Being part of a team that guides guests in a traditional wilderness setting can be... Read full article
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MOGA joins with Tester and Daines – Expedited Permitting Flexibility
POSTED: June 21, 2022
June 21, 2022 MONTANA OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES ASSOCIATION JOINS WITH SENATORS TESTER AND DAINES IN CALLING FOR EXPEDITED PERMITTING FLEXIBILITY Guides, Outfitters Need Immediate Alternatives to Operate on Public Lands Due to Catastrophic Flooding HELENA, MT- In a letter [link] sent to the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, Montana Senators Tester and Daines urged flexibility in the permitting process to avoid severe economic damage to Montana’s rural communities and small businesses impacted by last week’s catastrophic funding in the Yellowstone region. Mac Minard, Executive Director of the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association, supports this effort and underscores the need for expedited permitting to allow for flexibility as the busy summer season begins. “Montana’s outfitters and guides continue to hemorrhage revenue daily and are scrambling to come up with alternatives to be able pay staff and service... Read full article
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MOGA Newsletter
POSTED: April 04, 2022
Please click here to view the 3/31/22 MOGA Newsletter.
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MOGA Newsletters & Valuable Information
POSTED: August 08, 2021
CLICK LINKS BELOW TO PREVIEW: 7-21-2021 Newsletter – Summer Update May 21, 2020 – Special Communication from Mac May 20, 2020 – 14-day Quarantine Lifted May 13, 2020 – President Message MONTANA CORONAVIRUS RELIEF GRANTS and WARNING ON WAIVERS May 6, 2020 – What a Week April 28, 2020 – Outfitting and Self-Quarantine FWP Announces Suspension of Non-Res Restrictions for Black Bear and Turkey April 21, 2020 – Message from MOGA April 15, 2020 – Webinar Recordings April 8, 2020 – Join Pat Tabor April 1, 2020 – Outfitting Services suspended March 26, 2020 – News you can use March 24, 2020 Weekly Newsletter March 23, 2020 Steps to take now to navigate COVID-19 March 18, 2020 Weekly Member Update (Coronavirus)
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The Pride of Being a Guide
POSTED: March 27, 2017
From Reside Foundation March 18, 2016 Words by Emerald LaFortune Photography by Nate Wilson, Aaron Beck and Tanner Haskins A serious nine year old boy is perched on the front of my boat. In one hand he grips a spinning rod, his other hand is clenched on a blue cam strap. We’ve just passed the confluence of the Snake River and the Salmon River. It feels like a symbolic spot, Idaho’s wildest river and it’s most domesticated meeting to shake hands. I almost speak up, ask this kid what he thinks these two rivers are trying to tell us. Then I remember he is nine and keep quiet. As the surging rapids of the confluence turn to glassy flat water, he turns to look me in the eye. “What’s your favorite animal, Emerald?” he questions. “Probably a river otter?” I reply, caught off guard. He studies me for a second. “That is a water animal. What is your favorite land animal?” “Um. Elephant.” I say. It’s the end of a long... Read full article
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