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 ...

THE NUMBERS In Montana few hunting spots are secret anymore. Hunters know where elk populations are at their highest and the harvest statistics collected by FWP each year prove this point.

For decades Montana has been the envy of hunters who pursue elk. Our state has healthy elk herds because of our incredible habitat on public and private lands. We enjoy the longest season in the ...

Taking an elk on public land, do-it-yourself style, was one of the most exciting and fulfilling moments I've experienced while hunting. It required more work and planning than almost any other ...

Elk don’t like roads. That’s the overwhelming conclusion from numerous studies conducted by multiple researchers and funded by organizations such as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. They’re ...

Deep in the heart of Montana’s sprawling national forests, where the air smells of pine and the only sounds are the rustle of leaves and distant elk bugles, lies a treasure that hunters have cherished ...

The management of about 38% of Montana’s national forest lands is guided by the 2001 Roadless Rule, which generally prevents new road construction while allowing for a multitude of other uses, ...

HUNTING -- Considered successful by hunters, rancher and wildlife officials, expanded elk hunting seasons authorized last year in Montana have been expanded for this season.

Wildlife officials in Montana have increased hunting regulations on wolf and elk near Yellowstone National Park. The Missoulian reported Thursday that the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission ...

August may seem early for a hunter to fill a freezer with elk meat, but several landowners in southwestern Montana’s Region 3 have requested damage hunts to reduce or disperse elk attracted to ...

In the latest chapter in a years-long debate over elk management in Montana, a group representing property owners has filed a lawsuit asking a state judge to overturn hunting regulations and to ...

HUNTING -- Although it hasn't been like shooting elk from a haystack, Montana's experimental 'shoulder season' to reduce numbers of cow elk and minimize crop damage has been successful in terms of ...