hunting season

Homeland security officials say Montanans will not be allowed to use their drivers licenses for identification because the state has not complied with the Real ID act.

Now that the general rifle hunting season is underway, Montana's Insurance Commissioner is warning drivers to be on the lookout for deer and sometimes elk on the highways.

29 year-old Robert Wittal wept after a jury convicted him in the drug-related stabbing death of Wade Rautio.

An hour before sunrise on Saturday, thousands of hunters will be looking for deer and elk throughout Montana, as the general rifle season gets underway.

The calendar has turned to September, and so hunting seasons are underway in Montana. Education coordinator Vivaca Crowser said archery season began with the start of the Labor Day weekend.

The Montana general rifle hunting season officially ended on Sunday, but there are more opportunities for hunters through the winter.

It only took Old Man Winter a few hours to set in shop in western Montana, as the first arctic storm of the season dumped several inches of snow, snarling rush hour traffic. One fatality reported east of Missoula on I-90.

One suspect being questioned after an armed burglary occurred in Missoula yesterday near a middle school. No one injured in the incident.

The opening weekend for western Montana hunters was a success for the most part.

Debates featuring both Montana House and senate candidates took place on Tuesday, one in Great Falls, the other in Sidney.

The general hunting season in Montana starts this Saturday. Regional Wildlife Manager for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Mike Thompson, says the season runs for five weeks through the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

My husband and 12-year-old have been walking all over the hills west of Missoula looking for a buck. The past few weeks of constant searching only to turn up nothing was really getting to my preteen. This is the first year he is old enough to hunt.