Hunters took to the field Saturday and Sunday across Northwest Montana for the opening weekend of the general deer and elk season. Amid unseasonably warm temperatures, harvest rates were down at four of the five check stations in Region 1.
Hunters took to the field Saturday and Sunday across Northwest Montana for the opening weekend of the general deer and elk season. Amid unseasonably warm temperatures, harvest rates were down at four of the five check stations in Region 1.
On the morning of July 21, a 2 1/2-year-old grizzly bear emerged from a culvert trap, stepped into the sunlight and entered the rugged Cabinet Mountains near the Montana-Idaho border.
On the morning of July 21, a 2 1/2-year-old grizzly bear emerged from a culvert trap, stepped into the sunlight and entered the rugged Cabinet Mountains near the Montana-Idaho border.
A team of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks employees braved subzero temperatures and extreme winter weather to capture bighorn sheep south of Malta and transport the animals more than 500 miles to help improve a herd near Plains.
A team of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks employees braved subzero temperatures and extreme winter weather to capture bighorn sheep south of Malta and transport the animals more than 500 miles to help improve a herd near Plains.
Montana game wardens completed an investigation into significant wildlife violations that resulted in severe penalties for a pair of Trout Creek residents.
Montana game wardens completed an investigation into significant wildlife violations that resulted in severe penalties for a pair of Trout Creek residents.