Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Thirty-one years ago, 1,321 mule deer were shot by hunters in Hunting District 502 — a record ...

Luckily, the area hasn’t seen the sharp decline in mule deer populations, only 16% below the long-term average. Since 2016 the deer numbers have remained pretty flat at around 65,000 animals. That ...

The other top reason the surveyed hunters came to Montana was to hunt elk and other species at the same time. In Montana, the elk and deer rifle seasons occur simultaneously. This year, that’s Oct. 21 ...

Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season kicked off last weekend, and early numbers from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks ...

Saturday is the first day of general deer and elk hunting season in Montana. Hunters need to follow rules and regulations ...

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, ...

Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season opened Oct. 25 with nearly 2,000 hunters stopping at mandatory check stations ...