MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season kicked off last weekend, and early numbers from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks show hunters in northwest Montana are seeing slightly ...

In some instances, farmers and ranchers have taken the law into their own hands. In 2000, two Hinsdale men pleaded guilty to 19 misdemeanors for killing 13 elk on a northeastern Montana ranch in 1998.

Look at southcentral Montana's elk Hunting District 560 as a small snapshot of a very big problem. In fact, it's a problem that frustrates game management, hunters and even legislators across Montana ...

To fix the problem of wild elk herds harboring on private land, state Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have offered a “shoulder season” in a few parts of Region 4. If it works, the idea could be ...