In the rugged backcountry of Montana, where ranchers battle to protect their livestock and hunters chase the thrill of the chase, a heated decision just shook things up. The state's Fish and Wildlife ...

Wolves tread through the snow in Yellowstone National Park's Hayden Valley in January 2022. (Ashton Hooker/National Park Service) The 2023-’24 winter proved the third deadliest for Yellowstone wolves ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. HELENA — The Montana House of Representatives voted down a bill Friday that sought to extend the ...

Georgia Good writes, By moderating wolf policy, FWP can protect the traditions, wildlife, and lands that make Montana great, ...

HELENA – A proposal to expand the state’s wolf hunt is being fast-tracked through the Legislature and shortly will be sent to the governor’s desk for his signature. The Montana Senate on Thursday ...

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has closed the wolf hunting and trapping season in southwestern Montana’s Region 3 after 55 wolves were killed. The quota was 52. So far this year, 224 wolves ...

Two controversial bills that sought to push Montana’s wolf population down into the hundreds saw mixed success late this week on the House floor due in part to relatively heavy opposition from ...

HELENA, Mont. — Last week, two bills allowing increased wolf hunting in Montana had contentious hearings before clearing the House Fish and Wildlife Committee on Jan. 24. House Bill 222, which would ...

For those keeping track, the number of wolves harvested by Montana hunters in two management units immediately north of Yellowstone National Park has increased to three. The first wolf to be killed in ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - Folks around Montana are reacting to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' new wolf hunt plan. It eliminates the quota, allows trapping, and increases the number of wolves a hunter can ...

Hunters in Montana had shot more than 160 gray wolves as the season came to a close across most of the state Wednesday - a sharp increase from the last hunt in 2009 but still short of the state's ...