NBC Montana

Bighorn sheep hunting licenses reduced in Missouri Breaks Hunting District 622

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks announced Monday that hunting licenses in Missouri Breaks Hunting District 622 have been reduced after population decline that may be related to a ...
NBC Montana

2 bighorn sheep test positive for pneumonia-causing bacteria in north central Montana

MISSOULA, Mont. — Two bighorn rams from hunting district 622 have tested positive for bacteria that cause pneumonia. One sheep was harvested by the hunter in the fall. Another died during spring ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Bighorn sheep hunting closes on third day of season in Gallatin-Yellowstone district

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Talk about a short hunting season: Two days after the backcountry bighorn sheep season opened ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

'This is a puzzle': Montana bighorn sheep disease studies lay groundwork for understanding die-offs

Brett French Lee Newspapers Apr 10, 2025 Apr 10, 2025 In 1980, a band of bighorn sheep were captured from the Sun River area along the Rocky Mountain Front and moved to a foreign landscape to the east ...
The Victoria Advocate

Helena FWP commission meeting to consider bighorn sheep hunt closure for 2025 season

HELENA, Mont.– The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold an emergency public meeting on Monday, March 31, to discuss potentially closing bighorn sheep hunting in hunting district 622 for 2025 ...