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

The midpoint for Montana's five-week general hunting season for deer and elk is this week.Hunter success rates are lower than ...

The 2025 big game general hunting season began Oct. 25, and hunters across western and central Montana saw mixed weather ...

The 2025 big game general hunting season is officially opened this weekend and biological game check stations were open both ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Thirty-one years ago, 1,321 mule deer were shot by hunters in Hunting District 502 — a record ...

The other top reason the surveyed hunters came to Montana was to hunt elk and other species at the same time. In Montana, the elk and deer rifle seasons occur simultaneously. This year, that’s Oct. 21 ...

In response to struggling mule deer populations in southeastern Montana, hunting licenses have been significantly reduced by Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Recent surveys indicate the population there is 48% ...

Montana’s chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today announced that it raised a record $56,620 for mule deer conservation by raffling a single statewide deer tag. The winner is a Washington State ...

Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season opened Oct. 25 with nearly 2,000 hunters stopping at mandatory check stations in northwest Montana over the weekend, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BILLINGS — Chronic wasting disease was detected for the first time in central Montana this season ...