HAMILTON — Elk numbers are on the rise in the Bitterroot. It’s been a while since anyone could say those words. This year’s aerial spring count found 7,373 elk in the five hunting districts that ...

HAMILTON - In an elk’s world, the east and west forks of the Bitterroot are about as different as night and day. Not only do elk have a better chance of becoming a predator’s next meal in the West ...

HAMILTON - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Craig Jourdonnais spotted around 400 more elk in the Bitterroot Valley this spring than during the annual monitoring flight last year.

Elk and trout don’t get to participate in land management decisions such as travel planning. The new travel plan for the Bitterroot National Forest is important to the future of both elk and trout, as ...

The Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness was part of the original class of lands designated under the United States’ 1964 Wilderness ...