HAMILTON – Bitterroot elk hunters should go into this season wearing a smile, knowing the area’s elk herd continues to rebound. After numbers dropped alarmingly low five years ago, state wildlife ...

HAMILTON - The opportunity for hunters to harvest antlerless elk this year in the Bitterroot has dropped dramatically. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission accepted an emergency request to ...

This year, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Bitterroot-based biologist, Rebecca Mowry, counted 7,768 elk during the annual spring tally that dates back to 1965. And Mowry is certain that she missed ...

Bitterroot Valley hunters better take note of looming permit application deadlines. There are a few changes to hunting regulations this year that could impact the upcoming season for those who don’t ...

HAMILTON – Researchers are back in the Bitterroot tracking elk calves. After a two-year hiatus, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has teamed with Montana State University to see how young elk are ...

With elk populations strong across most of Montana, these are good times for elk hunters. In some areas of western Montana, where populations have declined, wildlife biologists have observed increased ...

HAMILTON, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking information about several deer and one elk shot and wasted in the West Fork of the Bitterroot. Two mule deer bucks and one bull elk were ...