Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge

The Refuge does offer public hunting for most huntable game species, such as mule deer, elk, and pronghorn during Montana hunting seasons. Sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse do reside in the grasslands and sagebrush. Hunters should plan on covering a lot of terrain to find these birds, which...

Many species of birds and mammals have been observed on each of the Lake Mason Refuge units. Bird watching provides opportunities to see many northern prairie grassland species such as western meadowlarks, chestnut-collared longspurs, bobolinks, and occasional prairie falcons. Long-billed...

Photography on Lake Mason Refuge and each of its units has an endless supply of subject matter, ranging from sunrises and sunsets over prairies, water, and grassland hills, to blooming native wildflowers, to the animals that inhabit the Refuge. We invite you to experience and capture these...