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Judge weighs claim Forest Service needn't review bison hunts at Yellowstone park border

The Forest Service has no obligation to conduct an environmental analysis regarding bison hunting on its lands outside Yellowstone National Park, a federal attorney argued in U.S. District Court in Great Falls on Tuesday. “The Forest Service does not manage bison, it never has,” Michelle Ramus, a Department of

Lawman turns tables on poachers by claiming trophies, but the prey is elusive

Lawman turns tables on poachers by claiming trophies, but the prey is elusive

Ben Krakowka has the heads of two big-horn sheep hanging in his office in the Butte-Silver Bow County courthouse. One is from the time he lucked out, drew a sheep tag and shot one himself. The other, he said, is from the time he successfully prosecuted a sheep

Lawman turns tables on poachers by claiming trophies, but the prey is elusive

Lawman turns tables on poachers by claiming trophies, but the prey is elusive

Ben Krakowka has the heads of two big-horn sheep hanging in his office in the Butte-Silver Bow County courthouse. One is from the time he lucked out, drew a sheep tag and shot one himself. The other, he said, is from the time he successfully prosecuted a sheep

Montana’s most brazen poachers: Cases that stunned game wardens and courts

Montana’s most brazen poachers: Cases that stunned game wardens and courts

At almost 150,000 square miles, Montana is an immense state, home to diverse wildlife habitat and the third-lowest human population density in America. Unfortunately, Montana also has a long history with wildlife crimes, as poachers have taken advantage of those thousands of unpopulated acres to kill with reckless

Montana’s most brazen poachers: Cases that stunned game wardens and courts

At almost 150,000 square miles, Montana is an immense state, home to diverse wildlife habitat and the third-lowest human population density in America. Unfortunately, Montana also has a long history with wildlife crimes, as poachers have taken advantage of those thousands of unpopulated acres to kill with reckless

Are game wardens flying blind in fight against poachers? Critics question data.

Are game wardens flying blind in fight against poachers? Critics question data.

A collared wolf shot near Yellowstone out of season. Four bucks decapitated in Carbon County. A pair of elk left to waste at Georgetown Lake, and two more left unclaimed near Toston. Poaching cases – including these from just the past few months – keep popping up across all corners of Montana,

Silent slaughter: Warden estimates majority of poaching cases go unsolved, undetected

Lou Royce, a game warden sergeant based in the Bitterroot Valley, has seen and investigated all kinds of wildlife crimes and poaching cases in his nearly two decades working for the state in various positions. This part of Montana has long been a hotspot for poaching. There have been incidents