hunting season

Missoula police had few arrests over the mostly quiet Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to Public Information Officer Travis Welsh.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks officials have released the latest numbers on hunter success for the past week during the general rifle season.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game check stations have reported in on the latest weekend of general rifle season and the numbers are down from last year.

Opening weekend for general rifle season got off to a slow start in western Montana. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 2 Public Information Officer Vivaca Crowser blamed the low harvest on the 60 degree weather.

Hunter orange is the color of the season.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks officials report that a grizzly bear killed a calf early this week on a ranch near Two Dot, Montana.

The season is wrapping up November 26.

The special session of the Montana Legislature enters its first full day after several hearings and committee meetings on Monday.

There’s less than two weeks for general rifle season, but hunters are getting good results.

Judy Martz, Montana's only female governor, died yesterday at her home in Helena at the age of 74. She had been battling pancreatic cancer,