With two weeks left in the general hunting season, check stations are reporting more deer and elk harvested in northwest Montana compared to last year

Marina Yoshioka, FWP’s chief operating officer, will serve as the agency’s acting director

As the International Joint Commission begins examining Canadian coal mining pollution along the Montana border, leaders from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and the Ktunaxa Nation will serve on the oversight board, an historic first for Indigenous governments.

Located 13 miles west of Whitefish in the wildland-urban interface, the Cyclone Bill Project would cover 40,880 acres, including Tally Lake and Logan Creek. Members of the public have 45 days to submit objections before the project is finalized.

Earlier this month, the park announced that it was implementing a new timed entry vehicle reservation system

With angling and environmental pressures ramping up on streams and rivers, the state Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to reel in recreational angling for bull trout in the Flathead, extend a ban on treble hooks and lower the bag limit for wild trout across western Montana

I think I’ll chunk up the first bird I hit a little too hard for some orange chicken

With big game check stations reporting more deer and elk harvested in northwest Montana compared to last year, wildlife officials say the upcoming “rut” could further improve hunters’ chances in the field

Last year, a federal court order shortened trapping season in grizzly bear habitat to avoid conflicts with the endangered species, as well as prevent accidental bycatch. This year, state wildlife managers have also proposed some regulations on coyote trapping.

It is doubtful the changes would survive under President-elect Donald Trump

Visitors will now choose a time block in which they can enter the park on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork

Like watching my dog hunt up birds, the mere sight of quail sets me in a proper frame of mind

Nature lovers are mourning the matriarch of the world-famous bear family after she was fatally struck by a vehicle

As bull trout populations in the Bob Marshall Wilderness plummet to their lowest levels in more than 30 years, fisheries managers are seeking to limit angling opportunities originally introduced to promote the iconic species

The defendant and others killed at least 118 eagles, 107 hawks and as many as 3,600 birds overall.