BILLINGS — After killing a bison in last year’s Montana hunt, Rich Clough developed a healthy respect for what American Indian tribes used to go through to butcher the animals. ‘‘I just don’t know how ...

When the bison-hunting season began north and west of Yellowstone National Park in the fall, Montana wildlife officials thought they knew how many animals the Nez Perce Tribe would take. But as the ...

The Blackfeet Reservation has expanded its lottery drawing for guided bison hunts following a successful first year, expanding from two hunts to five. Hunters must enter a lottery to qualify to ...

Those interested in entering a lottery for a guided trophy bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation will have five opportunities to enter the drawing. Chances sold from Oct. 28 to Nov. 16, drawing Nov.

Oct. 8—HELENA — Opportunities for guided bison and elk hunts on the Blackfeet Reservation are available through a lottery system. The lottery is a way FWP partners with the Blackfeet Tribe to ...

When most Montanans first go deer hunting, they tag along with an experienced hunter - perhaps a dad, an uncle, a grandfather. Over time, they teach the novice all about it and the novice becomes an ...

BILLINGS - The night before the bison hunt, Mike Rossi was so nervous about getting a clean kill and protesters getting in his way that he couldn’t sleep. But more than a month after taking down a ...

For $10, Blackfeet Fish and Wildlife Director Gerald “Buzz” Cobell said an everyday person can win the “hunt of a lifetime” with the guaranteed harvest of a bull bison on the reservation. In ...

No Gardiner residents drew a license for this year's bison hunt. Don Laubach doesn't think that's fair. "That's just not right," said Laubach, a longtime resident. "I think we ought to get preference.