Wildlife officials in Montana remain concerned about an ongoing pneumonia outbreak among bighorn sheep near the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park, and have canceled the lone permit that would have been issued for a fall sheep hunt in the area. The move came after wildlife biologists conducted an aerial survey Sunday of the area near Gardiner, just outside Yellowstone’s North Gate. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Last year, Mike Penfold was hunting on the Marias River in north-central Montana. On his float down the river, the former state director of the Bureau of Land Management saw only one live white-tailed deer. “But there were so many dead ones,” he said. (more…) Continue Reading →