When Montana and Idaho held their first regulated wolf hunts in 2009, one of their stated goals was to reduce pressure on ranchers. Rebounding wolf populations were killing livestock. Fewer wolves, ...

FLATHEAD COUNTY, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is considering big changes to wolf hunting and trapping rules. FWP plans to present a new proposal on August 21, increasing Montana's wolf ...

Negotiated rulemaking” is a process that takes roughly a year and includes two additional rounds of public comment before a revised and final proposal goes before the Idaho Legislature for approval.

A Helena judge has allowed the wolf hunting and trapping regulations the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted earlier this year to stand, despite flagging “serious concerns” about the state’s ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. After a relatively subdued floor debate — at least as far as wolf-related bills go — the Montana ...