Montana Elk News
Elk Season Extended In Southwest And Northeast Montana To Address Harvest Objectives
Nov. 25, 2008While the general 2008 big game hunting season will end on Sunday, Nov. 30, in an attempt to reduce elk populations, hunting for elk will continue in 18 hunting districts in southwest Montana and two hunting districts in northeastern Montana, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced today.
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RMEF Turns Up Heat on Pro-Wolf Groups - Apr. 09, 2010
MISSOULA, Mont.Pro-wolf groups were admittedly surprised and disappointed when the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation publicly challenged their mischaracterizations of the real impacts of wolves in the northern Rockies and are feeling even more heat today. Their recent call for a truce has been met with a scathing letter from RMEF President and CEO David Allen, who says Defenders of Wildlife, Western Wildlife Conservancy and others are party to what may become one of the worst wildlife management disasters since the destruction of bison herds in the 19th Century.
Front Elk Hunters Beat Long-Term Average - Dec. 02, 2009
Elk and white-tailed deer hunters had a better than average year along the Rocky Mountain Front, but mule deer harvest numbers were down, according to statistics from Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Elk and Deer Harvest Below Average During Fifth Weekend in Southwest Montana - Nov. 23, 2009
Harvest of elk and deer was below the five-year average during the fifth weekend of the 2009 general big game season in southwest Montana.
Elk Harvest Steady for West-Central Montana - Nov. 16, 2009
Elk harvest is just above last year and on par with the five-year average at west-central Montana hunter check stations, while deer harvest continues to lag behind.
Elk Quota Filled on Front - Nov. 13, 2009
Helped by some winter-like weather in October, elk hunting on the Rocky Mountain Front has been steady.
Elk Harvest Steady On Front, Deer Totals Down - Nov. 13, 2009
Elk hunters on the Rocky Mountain Front are right on target almost half way through the state?s five-week big game hunting season, state wildlife officials say.
Antlerless Elk Hunting to Close to Most General License Holders in Three Bitterroot Districts - Nov. 10, 2009
Antlerless elk hunting in Bitterroot Hunting Districts (HDs) 204, 261 & the portion of 270 north of Rye Creek will close for most hunters with a general elk license at one half-hour after sunset on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
