Montana could become the latest western state to regulate shed antler hunting if a new bill in the state’s House of Representatives goes on to become law. House Bill 363 would establish separate ...

Know Before You Go: How to Prepare for shed hunting in Montana Deer, elk, and moose shed their antlers each year and for many Montanans trying to find them becomes a spring tradition. Deer, elk, and ...

Elk hunting has always been romanticized for us Easterners. As a kid growing up in Pennsylvania I remember watching hundreds of different elk hunts on the Outdoor Channel that were full of screaming ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - The state is asking 2,000 Montana elk hunters, outfitters and landowners for help with its growing elk population. The Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks mailed surveys to ...

Yet according to a Fish, Wildlife & Parks press release, 73% of the respondents to a recent survey are “satisfied with elk management in Montana. Generally, hunters surveyed were also satisfied with ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — West-central Montana hunters have harvested fewer elk than last season, and deer harvests are on track. Elk hunting is typically best during colder, snowier weather. This year, with ...

Big game animals are dropping their antlers across the West. Moose and whitetails have been shedding since January, followed by mule deer in February and elk through March. Shed hunters in the region ...

Landowners and sporting groups lined up on opposite sides of two elk measures introduced Tuesday in the Legislature that are meant to reduce the animals’ population on private lands. House Bill 497, ...

Shed hunting is a popular activity and an exciting remedy for cabin fever. Armed with nothing more than a good set of eyes, looking for a deer or elk’s shed antlers in late-winter and early-spring is ...

POLSON — A 52-year-old man was found dead southwest of St. Ignatius on Tuesday after he became separated from his son while the two were horn hunting. Michael Eugene Wheeler of northwest Montana was ...