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 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 ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show that 8,300 views, not comments, were recorded on the Hunt Talk forum. Also, the proposal would cut the archery season by seven days, not 14. As ...

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 ...

For hunters and wildlife watchers alike, it’s the most exciting time of year. Bucks that might stay hidden for months ...

A couple years of drought and the long winter in 2022-23 have reduced deer and elk populations in most areas of northeast Montana. FWP adjusted license quotas in many districts as needed, and many ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The 2023 big game general hunting season opened Saturday with fewer animals harvested than in recent years due to warm weather. At check stations near Anaconda, Bonner, Fish Creek ...

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, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — West-central Montana hunters have harvested fewer elk than last season, and deer harvests are on track. Elk hunting is typically best during colder, snowier weather. This year, with ...