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Nonprofits are developing new ways to incentivize conservation for wildlife on private lands.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved two more public elk hunting access agreements for landowners during its Thursday meeting.

Montana Sen. Jon Tester has sent a letter to a U.S. Department of Agriculture official requesting the agency reopen land it owns outside Miles City to hunters.

Montana’s general hunting season starts this week with a deer-only, two-day youth hunt followed by the five-week deer and elk rifle season.

Montana’s general hunting season starts this week with a deer-only, two-day youth hunt followed by the five-week deer and elk rifle season.

The recovery of elk populations in Montana has now led many of the state’s hunters and landowners to a crossroads, a divisive debate over how best to manage this wildlife

Hunting outfitters turned out in force at the Capitol on Tuesday to support a bill that would guarantee them a percentage of nonresident deer and elk licenses for their clients.

It is clear that Montana has been found. Since the pandemic has started, we have seen a huge influx of out of state folks seeking refuge in the wide open spaces of Montana. We have also seen a rise in the popularity of the states resources. Now more than ever, people from all over the country, and all over the world are looking at Montana as a destination for big game hunting. Now, for the states economy, this can be a good thing. Out of state hunters and anglers dump millions of dollars into o...