Wildlife Viewing
May 24, 2017Snow Goose Migration
- Around the second week of March and mid-October, hundreds of thousands of snow geese and tens of thousands of trumpeter and tundra swans visit Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area.
- From Choteau, take a 10-minute drive south on Highway 89 towards Fairfield/Great Falls and park in one of the pull off zones provided by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
- Make sure your camera or binoculars are ready: the geese are easily spooked and could take flight for beautiful action shots at any moment!
- While you’re in town, plan on having dinner in Choteau the second Saturday in March; the Old Trail Museum hosts the annual Wild Game Feed!
- Curious about the status of the migration? Head to Montana’s Fish Wildlife, and Park Freezout Migration Tracker! It’s kept up to date during the fall and spring migrations!
- For the spring migration, our local FWP biologists update the counts starting in early March through mid-April.
- For the fall migration count updates get posted starting the first week of October through the end of November, depending on when the water hard freezes.
- Wild Wings Choteau 2024 is March 22-24
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Wildlife Viewing
Wildlife Viewing
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