The fatal contagious disease that impacts ungulates like mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose, was first detected in Montana in 2017. MISSOULA — Most hunting has wrapped up for 2024.

The largest population of elk in central Montana is in Hunting Districts 411 and 535, next to the Big Snowy Mountains, where large landowners control access to a herd that numbered around 10,300 ...

What if we chased elk ... Montana—despite the fact that they carry brucellosis, just as bison do. The reason for the difference: Elk have a vocal fan club within the state’s big-game hunting ...

In the Gallatin Valley, Montana ... elk crossing, herd management, and mortality causes based on location. The collars will be placed on cow elk and inform researchers about how to manage hunting ...

Second recent case in Montana elk Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) announced that a bull elk shot on private land in Hunting District 704, north of Custer National Forest, tested positive for ...

An elk in Montana's Ruby Mountains has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a first for Hunting District 322, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reports. In a news release, the agency said ...

Chronic wasting disease was detected for the first time in central Montana this season in a mule deer buck from hunting district ... been collected from deer, elk and moose across the state.