Outdoors

Elk hunting is a religion

Published on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 5:00pm
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Bless me father for I have sinned. My last elk hunt was several years ago. In Montana, elk hunting is akin to religion. You don’t have to be a true

New Mexico panel opts to end recreational cougar trapping

Published on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 4:33pm
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have adopted new rules that will prohibit trapping or snaring cougars for sport, marking a small victory for animal protection groups that have been fighting for a broader ban of the practice on public lands across the state.

The state Game Commission voted unanimously in favor the new regulations during a meeting Thursday in Roswell.

Wyoming’s wild turkeys are good fall hunting and eating

Published on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 4:31pm

CHEYENNE — It wasn’t until 1955 when hunters could harvest the historic wild turkey in Wyoming. Hunters’ interest has continued to gain momentum since. With both fall and spring seasons to chase gobblers, hunters’ stealthy pursuits provide excellent food for their families and mementos of feathers, beards and spurs to commemorate the hunt long after. 

Roundup man arrested for illegally killing, wasting three bull elk

Published on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 12:00am
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A Roundup man was arrested and jailed Friday on two felony and 19 misdemeanor charges stemming from two August incidents in which three trophy bull elk were killed at night

Forest Service opposes bear-baiting ban in Idaho and Wyoming

Published on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 12:00am
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities are contesting a lawsuit filed by environmental groups seeking to ban using bait to hunt black bears in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming.

Montana seeks to keep feral pigs from Canada at bay

Published on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 12:00am
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BILLINGS (AP) — Officials in Montana are marshaling their resources and enlisting the public’s help to keep encroaching feral hogs from Canada at bay with a program called “Squeal on

Judge denies halt to bison hunt near park, moves lawsuit to Mont.

Published on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 12:00am

A plea to halt Montana’s winter bison hunt has been denied by a D.C. District Court judge. In an order filed Nov. 11, Chief Judge Beryl Howell also ruled that

Author endeavors to show how animals relate to humans

Published on Tue, 11/12/2019 - 4:00pm
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“Our Wild Calling — How connecting with animals can transform our lives — and save theirs,” Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, by Richard Louv

Are we on the threshold of major advances in communicating with and learning from animals?

Measuring tines for all times

Published on Tue, 11/12/2019 - 3:59pm
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Spend any time in a downtown Livingston watering hole and you’re sure to hear the rumors of an elusive massive elk hunted this season.

Of course rumors are only rumors until they are substantiated. That’s where people like local resident Aaron Roberts comes into play.

Roberts is a four-year volunteer for the Boone & Crockett Club as an official measurer. He started measuring more than a decade ago as a hobby with a fascination and appreciation for large animals. 

Hunting season update

Published on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:00am
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BOZEMAN — Montana’s general hunting season for deer and elk began Saturday, with lower-than-average hunter participation and success in most areas of southwest Montana due to challenging weather and travel