The changes are aimed at reducing hunting pressure on public land and bringing the state’s flagging mule deer population out ...

Just start talking to Montana deer hunters about the peak of the rut and whether or not bucks should be hunted at that time. The rut - the breeding period for mule deer and whitetails - is a time when ...

Mule deer hunters hoping to take trophy bucks during the breeding season will often tell you that Thanksgiving is the peak of the rut. Believe me, that’s not necessarily so. The peak of the rut ...

MISSOULA -- A bit of early whitetail mating activity helped some hunters in the first week of Montana’s general big-game season. Almost one out of 10 hunters coming through Montana Fish, Wildlife and ...

Mule deer populations in Eastern Montana are showing strong signs of recovery based on post-hunting-season surveys this winter. “The basic indication is that things are looking pretty good,” said John ...

Nov. 17—Signs of the "rut" have emerged in northwest Montana as the general hunting season winds down with less than two weeks remaining. The general deer and elk hunting season concludes Nov. 26, ...

Nov. 15—Montana's general hunting season is hitting the midway point and the overall harvest is expected to increase with the onset of the deer breeding season. The general deer and elk hunting season ...

KALISPELL, Mont. — Hunters in northwest Montana experienced increased success during this weekend as the deer breading season, known as the "rut," began. Through four weeks of the season, there were 7 ...

Bill McRae was a hunter, a wildlife photographer, and the optics editor emeritus of Outdoor Life. He died on Aug. 21 in Montana. You can read more about his life and legacy here. This story, ...

Montana’s chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today announced that it raised a record $56,620 for mule deer conservation by raffling a single statewide deer tag. The winner is a Washington State ...