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. Thirty-one years ago, 1,321 mule deer were shot by hunters in Hunting District 502 — a record ...

Luckily, the area hasn’t seen the sharp decline in mule deer populations, only 16% below the long-term average. Since 2016 the deer numbers have remained pretty flat at around 65,000 animals. That ...

The other top reason the surveyed hunters came to Montana was to hunt elk and other species at the same time. In Montana, the elk and deer rifle seasons occur simultaneously. This year, that’s Oct. 21 ...

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. There are several places to lay blame for the mule deer population decline in south-central and ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is reporting that west-central Montana hunter check stations are seeing more deer and elk harvested than last year, and more than the five-year ...

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 ...

Four Tri-City residents have been banned from hunting for up to eight years after being sentenced for game violations in an area of Montana known for some of the best elk hunting in the nation. They ...

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced applications for deer permits, elk permits and nonresident combination licenses are due April 1. A new feature allows returning applicants to ...