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 (CWD) was recently detected in a mule deer buck taken by a hunter north of Great Falls in Hunting District 404, marking the first time CWD has been detected in that district, ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — Six people from Montana and Washington state are being charged by the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks game wardens for unlawfully killing multiple bull elk and mule deer bucks.

On Dec. 4, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission set the Montana hunting regulations for 2026 and 2027. In doing so, it made a variety of changes to address concerns about nonresident hunting ...

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 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 ...

MILES CITY, Mont. (Valley News Live) - A North Dakota couple has been sentenced for charges related to the illegal harvest of a trophy mule deer buck in southeast Montana. On Sept. 5, 2022, game ...

BILLINGS -- Mule deer numbers in southeastern Montana have rebounded after a bleak and steep decline that hit bottom in 2012, prompting Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ staff to recommend increasing ...