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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With archery and upland game bird hunting seasons scheduled to begin this weekend, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) has released its 2023 Montana hunting forecast. Increased ...

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 ...

When photographer Beth Moos heard of some elk stuck in an icy lake, she grabbed her camera. What she captured was an incredible helicopter rescue ...

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 ...