Recent Posts – Scott McMillion's articles and broadcasts:
“Keeping the Grass in Grasslands”
By Scott McMillion
Montana Outdoors magazine
July–August, 2010
How Montanans are conserving the state’s remaining native prairie.
“The Improbable Mr. Fink”
By Scott McMillion
Big Sky Journal
Spring, 2010
Illustration by Parks Reece
Despite his improbable name and his unruly dog, Sterling Fink was a good neighbor. You could count on him for the loan of a tool or advice on the proper spacing of a set of stairs.
“Cowboy Politics”
By Scott McMillion
The Montana Quarterly
Spring, 2010
Photography by Thomas Lee
From vigilante days to the cyber age, the Montana Stockgrowers Association remains a big player in state politics, with a little help from Uncle Sam.
“The Reef Makers”
By Scott McMillion
Nature Conservancy Magazine
Summer, 2010
Also at stake in the Gulf of Mexico: Miles of restored oyster beds
Nature Conservancy Magazine online posted an update to this article:
In December 2009 Nature Conservancy magazine reported on a project to build 1.5 miles of oyster reefs on the Alabama coast. About 60 percent of the manmade reefs were [...]
“Ghost Cat”
By Scott McMillion
Nature Conservancy Magazine
Winter, 2009
Photography by Ted Wood
Scientists in the Northern Rockies labor hard to protect the increasingly rare Canada Lynx. But first, they have to find the elusive creature. And that means diving into the deadfall. There’s no guarantee of success.
Click here to read the entire story.
“The Art of Survival”
By Scott McMillion
The Montana Quarterly
Winter, 2009
Photography by Thomas Lee
Against all odds, after barely surviving the Bataan Death March, Billings artists Ben Steele went on to make his life an act of generosity.
“A Fragile Coalition”
The Montana Quarterly
Winter, 2010
Photography by Thomas Lee
Is Montana ready for more wilderness? U.S. Senator Jon Tester says it’s time.
Becoming Aware of the Bear
By Scott McMillion
Montana Outdoors
November/December 2009
If you hunt in grizzly country, chances are you’re breaking the rules.
That’s because you creep around. You hunt during early morning and evening. You mask your scent and walk into the wind. You usually hunt solo. You stay intensely focused on [...]
The (Surprisingly) Quiet Bison Hunt
By Scott McMillion
Montana Outdoors
November/December, 2009
Unlike 20 years ago, there has been little uproar over the recent hunting of wild buffalo emerging from Yellowstone National Park. Why?
“Elvis Has Left the Building”
By Scott McMillion
Bugle Magazine
November/December 2009
The biggest, surliest and most charismatically violent bull to ever gore an Aerostar, Number Six was the Elvis of elk, but he wasn’t singing “Love Me Tender.”
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Scott McMillion has been an award-winning journalist and author for more than 20 years. He is the author of "Mark of the Grizzly," now in its 13th printing, and has been senior editor of the critically acclaimed Montana Quarterly for the past five years.
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