Some of the most unique jobs in the state of Montana belong to Joe Rahn and Lindsey Parsons of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, taking an Airbus AS350 B3 Helicopter to log and survey wild animals including Sandhill Cranes, Mule Deer, Elk, Bighorn Sheep, and Pronghorn.

Watch the video report here: Counting wildlife populations in Montana

Joe Rahn graduated from the University of Montana. In addition to piloting helicopters in the Army and National Guard, Rahn was also an airline and EMS helicopter pilot in Alaska before landing his position as Chief Pilot for FWP in 2009. Lindsey Parsons is the Helena Area Wildlife Biologist for FWP. Parsons has been working for FWP since 2019.

I joined them on one of their flights to observe their Sandhill Cranes survey, witnessing the important wor

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