It remains unclear what triggered the rapid movement of this herd, perhaps as part of its winter migration. But it must have ...

Northwest Montana’s big-game check stations are reporting stable hunter turnout and consistent harvest numbers through the ...

As hunters prowl the woods and prairies during the big game rifle seasons, FWP has offered up its proposals for how hunting ...

Montana FWP seeks public input on 2026-2027 hunting season proposals until Nov. 23, including elk boundary changes and ...

Then to my complete and utter shock, I received an email from Montana FWP informing me that I was successful in drawing a general elk tag. Stunned, I picked up my phone and called my best friend and ...

The trip down the mountain. Fill a 12-foot trailer and your truck bed with an atv and a thousand pounds of other gear and go ...

Access to hunt bull elk on publicly owned land ranked higher than all other reasons nonresident hunters choose Montana. The regions they are most likely to visit are southwest Montana and in the ...

More sportsmen and sportswomen were afield than last year when Montana’s 2025 general rifle big-game season opened to cool ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is reporting harvest totals in west-central Montana that are slightly up from last season ...

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 ...

MISSOULA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) reports that after three weekends of big game general hunting season, hunter ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Elk hunting has been an emotional topic for some Montana hunters in recent years, with rallies on ...