Hip shot drops crouching lionThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:11AMWith a hip shot to the head, an elk hunter killed a mountain lion that was stalking him on Crane Mountain south of Bigfork on Sunday. Matt Smith, a 29-year-old from Whitefish, was hunting with his brother Josh and his father, Walt, successfully bagging a mule deer buck at around 8 a.m.
Divided on the DivideWednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 2:39AMMACDONALD PASS — Walking among a grove of mature aspen trees on Tuesday, Mike Garrity handed out copies of a lawsuit filed in federal court this week in an attempt to halt the construction of a biathlon course here by the Montana Army National Guard.
Montana hunting: Lack of snow doesn't hurt deer harvest across MontanaThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:33AMOh, what a difference a little snow and cold can make to an elk-hunting season. But with hunters ready to head into the final week of Montana's general deer- and elk-hunting season, snow has been a rare commodity. The general deer and elk season close ...
Game warden is queen of carcassesThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:45AMGREENOUGH, Mont. ---- Deep inside Lubrecht Experimental Forest, death lies inside an electrified fence.