In the heart of Big Sky Country, where wide-open spaces have long drawn hunters chasing the thrill of a big mule deer buck, ...

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 ...

As Montana’s mule deer population declines, a group of hunters has taken it upon themselves to craft a series of proposals to profoundly change the state’s deer and elk hunting seasons. One suggestion ...

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, ...

For Montana deer hunters, mid- to late-November is prime time to search for bucks that have remained elusive through months of mild fall weather and early season hunting pressure. The timing of the ...

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 ...

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 ...