Look at southcentral Montana's elk Hunting District 560 as a small snapshot of a very big problem. In fact, it's a problem that frustrates game management, hunters and even legislators across Montana ...

As an Eastern bowhunter, I’d dreamed of chasing bugling bull elk out West. This September, I finally located a bull that read ...

A couple of folks were kind enough to lend me their expertise and thoughts as we near the general big game season opener for rifle hunters on Oct. 25.

An elk in Montana (Photo provided by the Montana FWP). The management of about 38% of Montana’s national forest lands is guided by the 2001 Roadless Rule, which generally prevents new road ...

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 ...

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 ...

KALISPELL, Mont. — Montana's general deer and elk hunting season is ending Sunday. This season, there have been more than 8,100 hunters recorded at game check stations. Harvest results are down from ...

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 ...

This story has been modified to correct an initial error that said the elk shoulder seasons had been dropped in Hunting Districts 417 and 419. Actually, the seasons ...

For many hunters, elk are the pinnacle of the big game world. They are big, wear heavy antlers, and live in some of the most beautiful wilderness North America has to offer. They can take hunters up ...