Montana is usually ranked as one of America’s best elk hunting states. Deer, antelope, mountain sheep, game birds and numerous other wildlife species are the annual targets of over 100,000 Montana ...

Stunned, I picked up my phone and called my best friend and elk hunting partner, Lou Mocniak, to inform him that we’d be headed to Montana in September. Lou has a lot more elk hunting experience than ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season kicked off last weekend, and early numbers from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks show hunters in northwest Montana are seeing slightly ...

In little more than a century Montana’s elk herd has grown from near extinction to a population that now greatly exceeds wildlife management objectives. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) ...

The best part of Northwest Montana’s archery hunting season for elk will come in two weeks when bull elk will lose much of their normal caution and instinct for survival during the peak of the annual ...

May 9 (Reuters) - Montana wildlife managers on Friday backed off a plan to allow ranchers near Yellowstone National Park to kill elk as a disease prevention measure, after the plan sparked criticism ...

In an interview with Montana Free Press, UPOM Executive Director Chuck Denowh said he’d like FWP and the commission to “reorient how they think about elk management” by doing things like raising the ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials announced on Friday that an elk in southeast Montana tested positive for chronic wasting disease. (Photo by Montana FWP) Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks ...

Creeping into archery range on a bugling bull elk takes skill, stealth, and nerve—and it's one bow hunting's most sought-after experiences. But what if the bull elk you're stalking scores over 400 ...

Press release Greg Gianforte today announced the winners of the 2025 Youth Hunting Story Contest, which included Havre’s Kael Milam, 12, for the story of his first year of hunting antelope. Kael’s ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials announced on Friday that an elk in southeast Montana ...