The idea, according to reports, is that the deer are damaging native plant communities. So rather than relocating them, ...

Ah, it's an exciting time to be a deer hunter. Big bucks are coming out of hiding. The rut is on! But this year, I'll have to enjoy the breeding season for deer strictly as a voyeur. I can watch - and ...

Mule deer hunters hoping to take trophy bucks during the breeding season will often tell you that Thanksgiving is the peak of the rut. Believe me, that’s not necessarily so. The peak of the rut ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is reporting harvest totals in west-central Montana that are slightly up from last season for deer and are about the same for elk. “Harvest ...

In the heart of Big Sky Country, where wide-open spaces have long drawn hunters chasing the thrill of a big mule deer buck, things are changing fast. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission just made ...

Montana has moved to sharply limit how many deer a hunter can tag in a season, reshaping expectations for residents and nonresidents alike. If you travel from out of state for whitetails or mule deer, ...

For Montana deer hunters, mid- to late-November is prime time to search for bucks that have remained elusive through months of mild fall weather and early season hunting pressure. The timing of the ...

Nov. 15—Montana's general hunting season is hitting the midway point and the overall harvest is expected to increase with the onset of the deer breeding season. The general deer and elk hunting season ...

Check station results through the fourth weekend of the general rifle season show steady hunter participation and generally consistent harvest numbers across Northwest Montana. According to data ...

I’ve always been a big woods whitetail hunter. I grew up in New England, where deer hunting meant tracking, still hunting, and roving through endless miles of mixed hardwoods and thick pine forests ...