hunters

Hunting season is almost over for most, but FWP Public Information Officer Vivica Crowser says the elk numbers coming through southwest Montana’s check stations continues to be higher than last year.

The National Weather Service has issued a forecast calling for heavy rain in the western Montana valleys and snow above 6,000 feet starting Sunday and continuing through Monday, Labor Day.

A horse worth more than $5,000 was found shot to death on Saturday on a ranch located on Mullan Road in Missoula.The horse was found dead with a bullet hole in his neck.

(from the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks)
With some hunting seasons already underway and big game rifle season just around the corner, hunters should think ahead about what they would do in an encounter with a bear and carry and know how to use bear spray...