The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks license year begins on March 1, and hunters and anglers will see quite a few changes that are worth paying close attention to, according ...
In some Montana hunting districts, up to one-third of animals have contracted chronic wasting disease, the fatal, neurodegenerative disorder that’s driving down deer and elk populations in other ...
Choosing the best hunting clothes and footwear could mean the difference between staying out longer—and coming home with meat—versus calling it quits early because your gear couldn’t stand up to the ...
It was dark as a tomb as I slipped through the sagebrush and down a steep slope, my flashlight slicing through the black. The moon and stars were smothered by low, scudding clouds. Snow was in the air ...
In a bid to save the state's flagging mule deer population, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to reduce the number of hunting permits it awards each year, Montana Free Press reported.
HELENA — In December, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission unanimously voted to implement a sales cap for non-resident general deer licenses. The cap would be half of the number of general deer ...
GREAT FALLS — Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was recently detected in a mule deer buck taken by a hunter east of Stanford in Hunting District 419. Several rounds of testing confirmed that the deer was ...
On Dec. 4, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission set the Montana hunting regulations for 2026 and 2027. In doing so, it made a variety of changes to address concerns about nonresident hunting ...
FWP has extended the general hunting season for white-tailed deer in an area of southwestern Montana, effective immediately, in response to a recent increase in chronic wasting disease detections in ...
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HELENA, Mont. – On December 4, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission set new hunting regulations for 2026 and 2027, addressing nonresident hunting pressure and mule deer population concerns.