Montana wolf report shows stable population numbers through 2021
“We are following the law. And are doing so in a way that provides certainty that wolf populations in Montana will remain off the Endangered Species List.”
Grizzly country continues to broaden in Montana
Recent confirmation proof that the bears are moving further east into central Montana.
Montana FW&P: Hunters must expect to see grizzlies
Some areas with dense concentrations of grizzly bears are very accessible to hunters, especially during the archery season.
Montana state parks see record visitations for 2020
Recorded more than 3.4 million visitors in 2020, a 29.5 percent increase over 2019.
Montana records first suspected case of CWD in wild elk
The cow elk was harvested by a landowner on private land northeast of Red Lodge earlier this month.
For first time, CWD detected in Montana moose
The harvest occurred less than half a mile to the west of the existing Libby CWD Management Zone.
Are grizzlies impacting Montana deer, elk hunts?
Mostly lower-than-average hunter numbers and harvest success in second weekend, with grizzly sighting and reminder for hunters to be bear aware.
Montana bowhunter injured in grizzly bear attack
The hunter and his partner were in the Beattie Gulch area and surprised a sow and cub at very close range. The sow charged.
Hunting pheasant in Montana? Best be packing bear spray
As bears become more common in prairie creek bottoms and brush rows, encounters with bird hunters become more frequent as well.
