Ah, it's an exciting time to be a deer hunter. Big bucks are coming out of hiding. The rut is on! But this year, I'll have to enjoy the breeding season for deer strictly as a voyeur. I can watch - and ...

Most hunters would agree that hunting the rut for whitetails and mule deer is the perfect time to see big bucks. But the rut can be a most elusive thing. We know the breeding season in this part of ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is reporting harvest totals in west-central Montana that are slightly up from last season for deer and are about the same for elk. “Harvest ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mule deer hunters hoping to take trophy bucks during the breeding season will often tell you that Thanksgiving is the peak of the rut. Believe me, that’s not necessarily so. The peak of the rut ...

The general deer and elk hunting season is down to the final week. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ game check stations in Northwest Montana have logged more than 9,000 hunters through the first five ...