BILLINGS (AP) -- The state Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department has issued kill permits to ranchers and extended the hunting season to try to reduce the size of an elk herd southwest of Lewistown.

Every year, millions of visitors come to Yellowstone National Park to see bison roam free. The Park says there's room for more — but the neighboring state of Montana is threatening to sue. Bison are a ...

BILLINGS, Mont. - Scientists say a major elk herd that migrates from Yellowstone National Park has suffered another steep decline due to a hard winter, predator attacks and hunting. Wildlife agencies ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday shot down a proposal to separate elk presumed to be exposed to disease from unexposed elk herds, an idea that wildlife officials ...