This is the first confirmed case of an elk testing positive on a feedground. 

More than $34 million is earmarked for Montana wildlife and sportfish restoration and hunter education.

Three Montana legislators have drafted a bill that would raise nonresident base hunting fees by more than 500%.

The positive result came from a harvested mule deer.

The City of Helena issued a warning Tuesday about a mountain lion on a local trail.

The draft CCP proposes to expand hunting opportunities at the district. One alternative allows the use of lead ammunition for expanded big game hunting and the other alternative prohibits lead ammunition and tackle across the district. Neither alternative is indicated as a preferred alternative at this time, and we are seeking the public’s input on both alternatives.

The agreement with the B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship allows up to 15 wolves to be translocated and released in Colorado this year.

Wildfires often burn through valuable wildlife habitat in canyons, deserts, foothills, and mountains, and what happens next is often a question on people’s minds, especially in relation to big game animals that hunters and others cherish.

Once they spotted a buck, the driver attempted to shoot the animal from the vehicle but pulled the firearm back inside when a truck pulled up behind the car.

This ended up being a very expensive social media post.

Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the winners of the 2024 Governor’s Youth Hunting Story Contest.

Water year 2025 got off to a dry start in the mountains of Montana and northern Wyoming with minimal precipitation recorded across the region for the first half of October.

Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) today condemned President Joe Biden and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for rejecting petitions to delist the grizzly bear in the president’s final days in office after sitting on them for years.

The Service’s proposed rule would revise that listing to establish a single distinct population segment (DPS) encompassing areas in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming, where suitable habitat exists and where grizzly bears currently reside or are expected to establish as populations recover. The grizzly bear DPS would retain threatened status under the ESA.

The Bureau of Land Management Missouri Basin Resource Advisory Council will meet Jan. 16, 2025, for their regular business meeting.

The Disabled Veterans and Children with Special Needs Special Big Game Tag Program allows a qualified organization to apply for a special big game hunt tag on behalf of a disabled veteran or child with a life-threatening medical condition.

Wildlife biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are collaring elk on private land south of Bozeman this winter to gather herd migration data that will inform elk management and land-use planning in parts of the Gallatin Valley.

A 58-year-old Virginia man died this month when an injured bear fell from a tree on top of him.