An elk and mule deer hunters Mecca, Montana isn't typically mentioned as a trophy whitetail state. But hunter Bret Pullman found an exception to that rule in November 2023 when what looked like a ...

Being elk and mule deer country, southwest Montana isn’t heralded for booming whitetail herds, much less midwestern-style deer drives, but several had huddled midday in a block of cottonwoods ...

“Whitetails reign supreme here,” says the FWP’s region 1 wildlife manager, Jim Williams, “and there’s a reason: We’ve got a lot of them, and an excellent age structure.” An official measurer for Boone ...

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 ...

Erin Weger’s most memorable hunting experience was a total accident. Her buddy had to run into town that morning, so she went at it alone thinking she'd likely just be out for a nature walk. Instead, ...

Kalispell — Mild weather conditions continue to hamper hunter success across northwest Montana. Through the third weekend of Montana’s general big game hunting season, a total of 6,748 hunters have ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. There are several places to lay blame for the mule deer population decline in south-central and ...

Chronic wasting disease was detected for the first time in central Montana this season in a mule deer buck from hunting district 515 and a whitetail buck from HD 525, both harvested by hunters. CWD ...

In the old days, if you still had unfilled deer tags in your pocket when the general big game season ended in late November, it wasn't much of a problem. You just waited a week or so and the ...