The motion, filed on Nov. 14 by Neighbors Against Bison Slaughter, asks the court to order the Forest Service to complete an environmental impact statement within one year.

Montana officials and hunters hope the hunt can provide a way of controlling the herd's movements. Most game animals - including elk and antelope - are managed by regulated hunts that keep herds at an ...

The legal dispute appears to be part of an ongoing campaign by Republican state leaders to push back against American Prairie ...

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting a lottery for a guided bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation until Dec. 22. The lottery is open to all hunters and each chance costs $10, ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana legislative committee that wants to limit Yellowstone National Park's growing herds of bison from leaving the park sent a recommendation Thursday to park officials for ...

The hunt allows for the sale of 25 bison licenses to be used between Nov. 15 and Jan. 15 and 25 more between Jan. 16 and Feb. 15. Sixteen licenses were assigned to Montana's American Indian tribes, ...

The day after Montana officials voted to consider canceling the state's controversial bison hunt, officials in Wyoming said their state's hunt has attracted comparatively little attention. ‘‘There is ...

Editor's note: This story is part of 'ESA at 50,' a series that examines the past, present and future of the Endangered Species Act. Often called the "pit bull of environmental laws," the ESA has ...

The Bison Ranch started marketing their guided bison hunts in the late '90s as a way to stay afloat during a down time in the bison markets. The guided bison hunts have become extremely popular, with ...

The iconic American bison has been slaughtered (or trucked to slaughter) for entering Montana for the past three decades. In recent years, a very limited number of Montana hunters has been granted the ...

PINGREE, N.D. — Bob Labounty steadily holds his rifle over a Ford Excursion, looking at his target — a yearling bison heifer. It’s a beautiful day, the sun shining over a pastel blue blanket sky, ...