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 ...

HAMILTON - Faced with an aging elk herd and low bull calf numbers, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will recommend that elk hunting be by permit only in the East Fork of the Bitterroot Valley next ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - Archery season is right around the corner and hunters are getting prepared, especially in the Bitterroot Valley where elk populations look to be improving. Montana Fish, Wildlife & ...

Elk numbers are on the rise in the Bitterroot. It’s been a while since anyone could say those words. This year’s aerial spring count found 7,373 elk in the five hunting districts that encircle the ...

BILLINGS – Mountain fires can spark the growth of new vegetation that, for several years, can provide as much nutrition to elk as irrigated agricultural fields. “We found out they have access to some ...

HELENA, Mont. — There were at least five elk calves killed after consuming toxic ornamental plants in mid-January in the Florence area of the Bitterroot Valley. The calves were found dead by ...

Saying big game numbers in the West Fork of the Bitterroot are precariously low, a member Bitterroot Elk Working Group has asked the state to institute an emergency hunting closure this year. Scott ...