Freezeout Lake

Fairfield, Montana

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Physical Address:

2830 US-89, Fairfield, MT 59436

Mailing Address:

PO Box 488, Fairfield, MT 59436

Contact Info

406-467-2646

fwprg4@mt.gov

About Freezeout Lake

Freezeout Lake is Montana's primary snow goose staging area, a place where as many as 300,000 snow geese and 10,000 tundra swans gather and rest before flying onward. In Spring, the snow geese head for Alberta and central Saskatchewan in Canada. There they mass with hundreds of thousands of other snow geese from Texas and other Gulf Coast States. In a series of shorter flights, the geese then make their way to nesting grounds on the wind swept, extreme northwest Arctic coast of Canada.

The Snow Geese usually reach Freezeout Lake in early March, where they rest up from a nearly 1,000 mile flight from California. Best viewing of the birds is from sunrise to 10:00am and from 4:30pm until sunset. Binoculars, telescopes, a light lunch, and possibly warm clothing will make your viewing more enjoyable.

Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area (the Wildlife Management Area spells its name Freezout without an "e") management goal: To provide habitat for waterfowl and upland game bird production and public hunting and viewing opportunity.

Hunting opportunities: General public hunting for waterfowl and upland game birds. Tundra swan hunting by permit only. Muskrat trapping available for successful applicants.

Wildlife viewing: Year-round opportunity for viewing wildlife, including upland game birds and raptors in winter, waterfowl migrations in spring and fall, and waterfowl and shorebirds in summer. Call 406-467-2646 for an automated waterfowl update.





Freezeout Lake Activities

Bird Watching

Boating

Nature

Photography

Wildlife Viewing

Freezeout Lake Amenities

Boat Launch

Handicapped Accessible

Parking

Public Restroom

Freezeout Lake Reservations

Season

All Year

About Freezeout Lake

Freezeout Lake is Montana's primary snow goose staging area, a place where as many as 300,000 snow geese and 10,000 tundra swans gather and rest before flying onward. In Spring, the snow geese head for Alberta and central Saskatchewan in Canada. There they mass with hundreds of thousands of other snow geese from Texas and other Gulf Coast States. In a series of shorter flights, the geese then make their way to nesting grounds on the wind swept, extreme northwest Arctic coast of Canada.

The Snow Geese usually reach Freezeout Lake in early March, where they rest up from a nearly 1,000 mile flight from California. Best viewing of the birds is from sunrise to 10:00am and from 4:30pm until sunset. Binoculars, telescopes, a light lunch, and possibly warm clothing will make your viewing more enjoyable.

Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area (the Wildlife Management Area spells its name Freezout without an "e") management goal: To provide habitat for waterfowl and upland game bird production and public hunting and viewing opportunity.

Hunting opportunities: General public hunting for waterfowl and upland game birds. Tundra swan hunting by permit only. Muskrat trapping available for successful applicants.

Wildlife viewing: Year-round opportunity for viewing wildlife, including upland game birds and raptors in winter, waterfowl migrations in spring and fall, and waterfowl and shorebirds in summer. Call 406-467-2646 for an automated waterfowl update.





Freezeout Lake Activities

Bird Watching

Boating

Nature

Photography

Wildlife Viewing

Freezeout Lake Amenities

Boat Launch

Handicapped Accessible

Parking

Public Restroom

Freezeout Lake Reservations

Season

All Year

About Fairfield, Montana

Elevation: 3,962

Population: 791

County: Teton

In March and April birders flock to Fairfield to watch as hundreds of thousands snow geese and over ten thousand tundra swans descend on Feezeout Lake during their annual migration. Just north of Fairfield, Freezout straddles US Hwy 89 on both sides of the highway. Today Fairfield proudly boasts... ...

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