A couple of folks were kind enough to lend me their expertise and thoughts as we near the general big game season opener for rifle hunters on Oct. 25.

Elk are big. Elk are tough as hell. And elk live in the great wide open of the West. Those three things alone should give you a pretty good idea of what you need in a good elk cartridge. It should be ...

Montana’s annual youth-only deer hunt is Oct. 19-20, Thursday and Friday. The general rifle season opens to the rest of the state's hunters on Saturday a half hour before sunrise. The season runs ...

As Montana’s general rifle season for deer and elk kicks off this weekend, state wildlife managers have made some changes to ...

LOLO, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are asking the public for help in gathering more information about an elk shot in the northern Bitterroot Valley last week. Officials report ...

Fewer hunters were out for last weekend's opener of the big game rifle season in south-central Montana, but at most check stations hunter success was up. The one exception was the Columbus check ...

BILLINGS — The deer and elk rifle season opens a half-hour before sunrise Sunday across Montana, signaling the beginning of the state’s popular five-week season. The last day of the season is Nov. 25.

Scant snowfall presented Northwest Montana hunters with challenging conditions during the general rifle season, with harvest totals finishing slightly lower compared to last fall. Montana’s general ...

DEER LODGE - The morning sunlight gleamed on the distant rolls of wire surrounding the buildings of the Montana State Prison. The sight was quite pretty. The sun also caught the heavy frost on blades ...