Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season kicked off last weekend, and early numbers from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks ...

Montana's general deer and elk hunting season opened last weekend with nearly 2,000 hunters stopping at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 1 check stations, reporting a slightly higher percentage ...

Montana’s chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today announced that it raised a record $56,620 for mule deer conservation by raffling a single statewide deer tag. The winner is a Washington State ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Thirty-one years ago, 1,321 mule deer were shot by hunters in Hunting District 502 — a record ...

Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season opened Oct. 25 with nearly 2,000 hunters stopping at mandatory check stations ...

Yet according to a Fish, Wildlife & Parks press release, 73% of the respondents to a recent survey are “satisfied with elk management in Montana. Generally, hunters surveyed were also satisfied with ...

Montana's youth deer-only hunt kicks off the beginning of expanded seasons across the state. The youth hunt, which does not include elk, will be held Thursday and Friday, coinciding with the state's ...

In response to struggling mule deer populations in southeastern Montana, hunting licenses have been significantly reduced by Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Recent surveys indicate the population there is 48% ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently detected in a mule deer buck taken by a hunter north of Great Falls in Hunting District 404, marking the first time CWD has been detected in that district, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Northeast Montana has seen an increase in chronic wasting disease as it spreads across the ...

HELENA, Mont. — Montana's 2023 big game hunting season closed Nov. 26 with elk harvest trailing 2022 and slightly down from the five-year average. Lower elk harvest was correlated with the lack of ...

Mule deer populations are stable to slightly decreasing and still down from long term averages. Hunting for mule deer bucks is by permit-only in several hunting districts. White-tailed deer ...