Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Bison hunting in Montana just outside of Yellowstone National Park would be extended by one week ...

Deadlines are approaching for some permits and other special licenses for Montana hunting and fishing seasons. Wednesday, ...

Tribally run management and a deal with Yellowstone National Park are helping forge a future for coexisting with the iconic American bison.

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting a lottery for a guided bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation until Dec. 22. The lottery is open to all hunters and each chance costs $10, ...

"I oppose this hunt because I support hunting bison," said Commissioner Tim Mulligan, of Whitehall, who summed up many of the comments by other commission members. The commissioners who voted against ...

Brett French Lee Newspapers Feb 10, 2026 Feb 10, 2026 For about 700 years, Native American hunters sporadically herded bison into a gully near present-day Judith Gap where they killed and butchered ...

The hunt allows for the sale of 25 bison licenses to be used between Nov. 15 and Jan. 15 and 25 more between Jan. 16 and Feb. 15. Sixteen licenses were assigned to Montana's American Indian tribes, ...

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The Montana hunt for bison that leave Yellowstone National Park opens on Wednesday, with the state providing nearly triple the licenses available last year. Shane Colton of the ...

Photographer Tom Murphy has documented the park's wildlife for decades. Now, one of his photos will be on a Forever Stamp.