Joe Perry writes, That’s what Montana has turned into – a playground for the billionaires, outfitters and large landowners who profit from the public’s wildlife.

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana Department of Corrections will hold a drawing Thursday forspecial access rifle permits for cow elk hunting at theMontana Correctional Enterprise ranch in Deer Lodge. The ...

BILLINGS -- After a lengthy and sometimes contentious debate, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission decided to extend the public comment period from 30 to 60 days on a proposed elk hunting season.

n Snowmobile season on specified districts put off till Dec. 16 DILLON — A special cowelk hunting season in hunt ing districts 300, 302, 321, 328, 329, 331, and 332 — in the Bitterroot Range, between ...

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 ...

Called an elk shoulder season, the plan is to allow rifle hunting in certain districts or portions of districts before or after the regular seasons to give hunters more opportunity. Montana already ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. It’s early February, and Montana hunters are still pursuing heavily pregnant cow elk throughout ...