Fewer hunters were out for last weekend's opener of the big game rifle season in south-central Montana, but at most check stations hunter success was up. The one exception was the Columbus check ...

FWP's elk advisory group has proposed many productive ideas regarding shoulder seasons, the hunt roster, new approaches to block management and improving hunter behavior. But their proposal to ‘pick ...

Elk hunting in Montana has been under the microscope over the last year following a contentious season-setting process and widespread debate about how one of the state's most iconic species, and the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. As Montana’s general deer and elk season reaches its midpoint, officials are reporting mixed ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Region 2Regional Information & Education Manager Vivaca Crowser stopped by NBC Montana Today on Wednesday to talk with anchor Jason Hurst about the ...

Elk are big. Elk are tough as hell. And elk live in the great wide open of the West. Those three things alone should give you a pretty good idea of what you need in a good elk cartridge. It should be ...

LOLO, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are asking the public for help in gathering more information about an elk shot in the northern Bitterroot Valley last week. Officials report ...

Got elk? Montana does, and thousands of elk hunters are already planning for the hunt. Montana’s general elk-hunting season opens Oct. 21. “Hunters are going to see very healthy populations of elk and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Saturday is the opening day for Montana’s general rifle season, meaning big game hunters ...

April Fools Day is fast approaching, but it will be no joke to Montana hunters who don't get their applications for deer and elk licenses submitted before the the April 1 deadline. "Hunters have until ...

Scant snowfall presented Northwest Montana hunters with challenging conditions during the general rifle season, with harvest totals finishing slightly lower compared to last fall. Montana’s general ...