Saturday is the first day of general deer and elk hunting season in Montana. Hunters need to follow rules and regulations ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. There are several places to lay blame for the mule deer population decline in south-central and ...

Mule deer populations in Eastern Montana are showing strong signs of recovery based on post-hunting-season surveys this winter. “The basic indication is that things are looking pretty good,” said John ...

Ah, it's an exciting time to be a deer hunter. Big bucks are coming out of hiding. The rut is on! But this year, I'll have to enjoy the breeding season for deer strictly as a voyeur. I can watch - and ...

Wildlife managers are reducing the number of white-tailed deer that hunters can kill in north-central Montana in response to ...

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, ...