In the heart of Big Sky Country, where wide-open spaces have long drawn hunters chasing the thrill of a big mule deer buck, ...

The changes are aimed at reducing hunting pressure on public land and bringing the state’s flagging mule deer population out ...

On Thursday, the Fish and Wildlife Commission took action that will have some big impacts for resident and out-of-state deer ...

Wildlife commissioners voted unanimously to reduce the number of nonresident deer tags for 2026 and 2027 by putting a sales ...

After six weeks in the field, Montana’s general big game hunting season ended Nov. 30 with hunters harvesting about the same ...

Montana’s general deer and elk season has wrapped up, and game check stations in northwest Montana reported hunter traffic ...

Bill McRae was a hunter, a wildlife photographer, and the optics editor emeritus of Outdoor Life. He died on Aug. 21 in Montana. You can read more about his life and legacy here. This story, ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently detected in a mule deer buck taken by a hunter north of Great Falls in Hunting District 404, marking the first time CWD has been detected in that district, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BILLINGS — Chronic wasting disease was detected for the first time in central Montana this season ...

Did you get your elk? This rifle season was mild, and elk and deer were widely dispersed and hard to find. Is changing climate influencing wildlife and hunting?

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted a handful of new deer hunting regulations aimed at reducing hunting ...