Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Northeast Montana has seen an increase in chronic wasting disease as it spreads across the ...

In some Montana hunting districts, up to one-third of animals have contracted chronic wasting disease, the fatal, neurodegenerative disorder that’s driving down deer and elk populations in other ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected for the first time east of Stanford in Hunting District 419. A mule deer buck, taken by a hunter east of Stanford, tested positive ...

HELENA, Mont. — Hunting season in west central Montana is off to a busy start, with more than 2,500 hunters visiting the region's wildlife check stations during the opening weekend, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four Tri-City residents have been banned from hunting for up to eight years after being sentenced for game violations in an area ...

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 ...

Did you get your elk? This rifle season was mild, and elk and deer were widely dispersed and hard to find. Is changing climate influencing wildlife and hunting? While our weather is variable from year ...

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, ...