Wildlife
The Bitterroot Valley is host to a healthy wildlife population that can be seen on trails in the backcountry or out the window of your car. Below are a few places that set aside land dedicated to Wildlife habitat. For wildlife photos, see the photo gallery.
To navigate, press the arrow keys. - Calf Creek Wildlife Management
1296 Hamilton Heights Road, Corvallis, MT 59828, USA
A winter range for elk that offers hiking, biking and horseback riding along the foothills of the Sapphire Mountains just east of Corvallis.
- Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge
Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge
Wild Fowl Ln
Stevensville, MT 59870
Home to wrens, blackbirds, herons, osprey, ducks, eagles, swans, owls and more. This refuge is the place to experience Montana wildlife.
- Teller Wildlife Refuge
Teller Wildlife Refuge, 1288 Eastside Hwy Corvallis, MT 59829
The Teller is a wildlife sanctuary running for 4 miles along the Bitterroot River near Corvallis. Walk along the banks of the Bitterroot River and wander through approximately 40 acres of riparian (riverbottom) habitat.
- Threemile Wildlife Management Area
Unnamed Road, Stevensville, MT 59870, USA
6,089 acres lends itself to mountain biking in summer, but motorcycles and ATVs are prohibited. Threemile WMA provides winter range for elk, rarely seen here in summer, but songbirds and raptors are commonly found...
