HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Few things may be more heart-pounding for a hiker or hunter than a mountain grouse’s unexpected flush along a quiet trail. Whether it’s a chance encounter while archery hunting ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Hunters who bag upland birds in southwest Montana this fall can help biologists monitor ...

Most bird hunters will load their shotguns for the first time this weekend as they step into the field to begin the 2004 Montana hunting season. The official opening day for sharp-tailed grouse, sage ...

Western Montana: (Region 1 and Region 2) In northwestern Montana, last year’s harvest of dusky grouse was about two-thirds of normal. There should be more birds this fall, but populations will remain ...