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A Sudden Crash in Antelope Numbers Has Biologists Worried. Here’s What They Found….

You won’t believe how many people are packing into Montana’s rivers — and what the state wants to do about it…

Montana’s 25-year-old license machines are finally getting put out to pasture—here’s what replaces them…

Social media is reshaping Glacier National Park—and sometimes putting rescuers in danger as visitors chase the perfect post…

Despite more elk roaming Montana than ever before, one hunter’s three-day search in the Crazies turns up nothing but tracks, questions…and a lingering elk curse…

Montana’s wildly successful hunter access program is straining under its own weight, as soaring demand collides with stagnant staffing and outdated funding rules. Read more from Brett French here…

One of Montana’s most popular trout streams is running out of water—sometimes completely—and wildlife officials say it’s happening almost every year. Now the state is stepping in with a controversial water-rights deal that could decide whether fish survive or Rock Creek goes dry again.

Everyone agrees something’s wrong—no one agrees how far to go. Read more from Brett French.

Declining bear populations and more tags for hunters–Montana’s bear debate is heating up!

A Sudden Crash in Antelope Numbers Has Biologists Worried. Here’s What They Found….

You won’t believe how many people are packing into Montana’s rivers — and what the state wants to do about it…

Montana’s 25-year-old license machines are finally getting put out to pasture—here’s what replaces them…

Yellowstone Just Put a Price Tag on Bears…and wow….

Five bull elk stood just out of reach on public land, a reminder that in hunting, luck and licensing often decide success…

Yellowstone aims to cut its bison herd to keep the population within park management goals… read more from Brett French here…

Social media is reshaping Glacier National Park—and sometimes putting rescuers in danger as visitors chase the perfect post…

Despite more elk roaming Montana than ever before, one hunter’s three-day search in the Crazies turns up nothing but tracks, questions…and a lingering elk curse…

Montana’s wildly successful hunter access program is straining under its own weight, as soaring demand collides with stagnant staffing and outdated funding rules. Read more from Brett French here…

Montana officials approved a $1.2 million easement to protect 4,417 acres of prime sage grouse habitat north of Lavina, balancing the cost against dwindling conservation funds and rising development pressures.

Yellowstone backcountry ranger Kimberly Lewis shares the gritty realities and soul-stirring rewards of protecting America’s first national park. More from Brett French here..

Paddle into Yellowstone’s hidden gem—Shoshone Lake—where dragonflies dance over warm geyser-fed creeks and the wilderness drowns out the modern world. More from Brett French here:

Two female pallid sturgeon spawned below Fort Peck Dam this summer—now researchers are racing to see if their tiny offspring survived…More from Brett French here…

At the crossroads of wilderness and ownership, Anchor Ranch has become ground zero in a battle over who gets in—and who gets kept out.

Montana’s backcountry bighorn sheep hunt in the Gallatin-Yellowstone district lasted just two days before the quota was filled, leaving more than 100 hopeful hunters sidelined…