Northern Rockies Outfitters, Ltd.

Northern Rockies Outfitters, Ltd. Northern Rockies Outfitters, Ltd. is owned and operated by Rich Birdsell. We are based on the Flathead River near Whitefish, Montana.

Northern Rockies Outfitters, Ltd.™ offers first-class Montana fly fishing and Montana big game hunts with a professional guide. Our location is just minutes from Glacier National Park, the Great Bear Wilderness and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. We have the best, most experienced fly fishing guides and hunting guides in Montana. Our summer season is busy with our river float trips, horseback rides a

nd hiking trips all with fly fishing as our main objective. We take folks of all abilities to the many different fishing destinations around western Montana including the Clark Fork River, the Blackfoot River, the Missouri River and of course our home river - the Flathead. In addition, we are also able to arrange trips to the Middle Fork of the Flathead as well as the North Fork of the Flathead. Be sure to see, Two Medicine Hike and High Mountain Lake Fly Fishing! When fall arrives we switch to our well-known guided hunting trips. I offer world-class hunts for Trophy Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, archery elk, and Antelope. A majority of our hunts take place in areas known for trophy quality.

06/03/2026
05/28/2026

The deadline to apply for Antelope, Deer B, Elk B, Sandhill Crane, and Swan licenses is June 1st. Don’t wait until the last minute!

Applications must be submitted online, at an FWP office, or through a License Ambassador. Most FWP offices that sell licenses are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FWP provides several resources to assist applicants, including instructional videos for both residents and nonresidents and the MyFWP mobile app. The app allows users to store and access licenses, permits, and E-Tags, even without cell service.

For additional details and to apply, visit: https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply

05/22/2026

05/17/2026

Lower Two Medicine Lake might just be the most underrated paddle in Glacier. While everyone's fighting for parking at Lake McDonald, you could be gliding across glass-smooth water with the mountains practically close enough to touch.

The put-in is easy, the water stays calm most mornings, and you'll have front-row seats to some seriously dramatic peaks. Plus, if you time it right around sunrise, the whole lake turns into liquid gold. Fair warning though - you might find yourself planning your next trip before you even get back to shore.

Need a ride to the trailhead? Our shuttle service runs custom schedules throughout the park, and we can definitely get you there with all your gear. Because the best adventures happen when you don't have to worry about the logistics.

05/02/2026

In 1888, a hunter named William Dallas DeWeese spent ten days chasing elk through country most men would never dare cross. He wrote it all down.

More than a century later, his bull finally made it into the Boone and Crockett records book. But the real story lives in his own words, now brought to life as a B&C Audio Adventure.

Pour a cup of coffee, settle in, and listen to hunting history told by the man who lived it.
Read more: https://www.boone-crockett.org/ten-days-among-elk-bc-audio-adventure?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc_pl_1772249016789_4h4dl2&utm_content=bc_1777744801679_z50iwt

05/02/2026

October 1958. A Montana dairy farm worker picked up a set of elk tracks and followed them for at least a dozen miles through rough country, armed with nothing but a .270 Wi******er Model 70 and the kind of woodsmanship you can't learn from a book.

At the end of that trail stood the second-largest elk in the world.

Fred Mercer's story is the kind of hunt that reminds us what old-school tracking, patience, and pure grit can accomplish. No GPS. No trail cameras. Just boots, instincts, and one incredible bull.
Read more: https://www.boone-crockett.org/adventures-archives-fred-mercer-s-montana-elk?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc_pl_1774623189712_ohaxlp&utm_content=bc_1777687201486_0j6nm4

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270 Bayou Road
Kalispell, MT
59901

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