Deer and elk were no problem for Kashius Gleason. The 19-year-old member of the Yakama Nation had hunted plenty of them around his reservation in Washington. Yet standing in freezing temperatures at ...

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, ...

BILLINGS — After killing a bison in last year’s Montana hunt, Rich Clough developed a healthy respect for what American Indian tribes used to go through to butcher the animals. ‘‘I just don’t know how ...

When the bison-hunting season began north and west of Yellowstone National Park in the fall, Montana wildlife officials thought they knew how many animals the Nez Perce Tribe would take. But as the ...

The Blackfeet Reservation has expanded its lottery drawing for guided bison hunts following a successful first year, expanding from two hunts to five. Hunters must enter a lottery to qualify to ...

BILLINGS - The night before the bison hunt, Mike Rossi was so nervous about getting a clean kill and protesters getting in his way that he couldn't sleep. But more than a month after taking down a ...

Cutting up a bison doesn’t intimidate Francine Giono. The 40-year-old said she grew up on a cattle ranch and has helped butcher plenty of cattle. A bison, which Giono hopes to kill next week in ...

Oct. 8—HELENA — Opportunities for guided bison and elk hunts on the Blackfeet Reservation are available through a lottery system. The lottery is a way FWP partners with the Blackfeet Tribe to ...

Those interested in entering a lottery for a guided trophy bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation will have five opportunities to enter the drawing. Chances sold from Oct. 28 to Nov. 16, drawing Nov.