Joe Perry writes, That’s what Montana has turned into – a playground for the billionaires, outfitters and large landowners who profit from the public’s wildlife.

BILLINGS -- After a lengthy and sometimes contentious debate, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission decided to extend the public comment period from 30 to 60 days on a proposed elk hunting season.

Auchly estimated that adds up to thousands of curious folks interested in Montana’s extended cow elk season. The so-called elk shoulder season began Nov. 30 and runs to Feb. 15 on private, state and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana is at a crossroads in our management of wildlife. We will either maintain our ...

May 9 (Reuters) - Montana wildlife managers on Friday backed off a plan to allow ranchers near Yellowstone National Park to kill elk as a disease prevention measure, after the plan sparked criticism ...

Large bull elk numbers are up a bit this year — 7.3 brow-tined bulls per 100 cows across the entire survey area — reversing a downward trend. However, the number remains low in the Montana section of ...

n Snowmobile season on specified districts put off till Dec. 16 DILLON — A special cowelk hunting season in hunt ing districts 300, 302, 321, 328, 329, 331, and 332 — in the Bitterroot Range, between ...

If you want to see what the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has become, look no further than the elk slaughter bill it supports to benefit outfitters selling trophy bulls, to the detriment of elk and ...