HAMILTON – Bitterroot elk hunters should go into this season wearing a smile, knowing the area’s elk herd continues to rebound. After numbers dropped alarmingly low five years ago, state wildlife ...

Bitterroot Valley hunters better take note of looming permit application deadlines. There are a few changes to hunting regulations this year that could impact the upcoming season for those who don’t ...

HAMILTON - The opportunity for hunters to harvest antlerless elk this year in the Bitterroot has dropped dramatically. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission accepted an emergency request to ...

With snow slow to arrive this so far this hunting season, fewer Bitterroot elk hunters have filled their freezers as compared to the same time last year. So far, 95 elk have come through the Darby ...

The 2025 Montana big game general hunting season opened Saturday, Oct. 25. Harvest totals were on track with last year’s ...

HAMILTON — Elk numbers are on the rise in the Bitterroot. It’s been a while since anyone could say those words. This year’s aerial spring count found 7,373 elk in the five hunting districts that ...