An elk and mule deer hunters Mecca, Montana isn't typically mentioned as a trophy whitetail state. But hunter Bret Pullman found an exception to that rule in November 2023 when what looked like a ...

Even though—or maybe because—I live along eastern Montana’s Milk River, I’ve felt for decades that its reputation as a big-buck destination was undeserved. That reputation was both initiated and ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - You may be starting to plan a hunting trip with family and friends, but some changes could be coming soon for any out of state visitors looking to grab a license. Avid hunters are ...

The much-awaited 2024 deer, elk and antelope hunting regulations are out for public review and implementation. This is one of Montana’s most popular publications, with 270,000 copies printed each year ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana senators on Thursday heard testimony on a bill that would restructure the Montana Board ...

Yet according to a Fish, Wildlife & Parks press release, 73% of the respondents to a recent survey are “satisfied with elk management in Montana. Generally, hunters surveyed were also satisfied with ...

EELEY LAKE The saga of the No. 1 white-tailed deer listed in the Montana Big Game Trophies record book is a modest meat -and-potatoes story from a blue-collar hunter. It s a tale that illustrates a ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Since winning the Legislature in 2011, Republicans have introduced multiple pieces of legislation ...

Since winning the legislature in 2011, Republicans have introduced multiple pieces of legislation undermining Montana’s great hunting and fishing. Fortunately, successive Democratic governors vetoed ...

OVANDO – Looking out the window at their favorite hunting grounds, outfitters at a table see something that scares them worse than wolves. It’s a piece of paper bearing the text of Initiative 161. For ...

Since winning the Legislature in 2011, Republicans have introduced multiple pieces of legislation undermining Montana’s great hunting and fishing. Fortunately, successive Democratic governors vetoed ...