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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the latest chapter in a years-long debate over elk management in Montana, a group representing ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Elk hunters can sign up through Aug. 1 for a chance to hunt cow elk on private lands. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will grant access randomly, then start contacting those hunters ...

The proposal could have the unintended result of allowing landowners to hunt trophy elk and deer without a permit and even outfitting on private land in limited-entry units. A proposed ballot ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will not extend big game hunting seasons following below average elk harvest across the state, but the agency is encouraging hunters to participate in shoulder seasons ...

Last spring, the Montana Citizens’ Elk Management Coalition came together out of concern that “political opportunism” is threatening long-held traditions by vesting increasing power in politicians who ...