This year, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Bitterroot-based biologist, Rebecca Mowry, counted 7,768 elk during the annual spring tally that dates back to 1965. And Mowry is certain that she missed ...

HELENA, Mont. — There were at least five elk calves killed after consuming toxic ornamental plants in mid-January in the Florence area of the Bitterroot Valley. The calves were found dead by ...

HAMILTON – In an elk’s world, the east and west forks of the Bitterroot are about as different as night and day. Not only do elk have a better chance of becoming a predator’s next meal in the West ...

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 ...

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 ...

HAMILTON – Researchers are back in the Bitterroot tracking elk calves. After a two-year hiatus, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has teamed with Montana State University to see how young elk are ...