Montana officials are seeking public comment on proposed guidelines for elk hunting outside of the existing archery and rifle seasons.

Montana wildlife officials have reduced quotas for bobcat hunting and trapping across a broad swath of central and northern Montana.

One of western Montana's most famous grizzly bears now has its own interpretive display for the many visitors who stop by the Forest Service's Lincoln Ranger District office.

The elk hunting season proposal could allow hunting before and/or after the existing archery and rifle seasons to reduce elk populations.

Hunting season for wolves ended on March 15. The penalty for killing a wolf out of season is a citation and $1,000 in restitution.

Court documents say Dan Calvert Wallen shot three juvenile bears when they came into his yard in and went for his chicken coop, where they'd killed several birds previously.

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department is beginning to develop a new plan for managing mountain lions in the state. The current plan is about 20 years old, and officials hope to have a new plan ready by the end of this year.

The Missoulian reports Brandy Taylor and her husband were watching a movie in their home when they heard a crash near their garbage cans around 1 a.m.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have seen a drop in bobcat numbers in those areas. The decline is attributed to a cyclical population shift, but the agency doesn't want to exacerbate the drop through hunting and trapping.

The Montana Senate advanced a proposal to instruct Montana law enforcement agencies to disregard future federal gun laws.