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Hunting season is well underway and according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokeswoman Vivica Crowser Elk hunters in Western Montana have been doing better in 2013 than last year.

Early reports of otherwise healthy deer falling over dead in Missoula began pouring in to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials around mid-September. Since then, more than 400 whitetail deer carcasses have been found in Missoula, and now authorities have proof of what likely led to the die-off.

A new study by State Farm Insurance shows that Montana drivers are more likely than nearly all Americans to hit a deer with their vehicle. "Each year we do a study on deer collisions across the country and during the findings this year, Montana ranked number two in the state rankings on states that you're most likely to hit a deer," said State Farm Insurance Spokesman Brad Hilliard... Re

A sudden spike in the whitetail deer fatality rate in Missoula County has garnered the attention of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A disease is killing dozens of white-tailed deer in Wyoming and Montana. Wildlife officials say the disease causes internal bleeding and is either epizootic hemorrhagic disease or bluetongue. Tests are being done to determine which virus is the cause...

The Montana Highway Patrol and Missoula County Sheriff's Department responded to a horrible vehicle vs. animal collision in Missoula on the night of Sunday, August 11.

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The 2012 general rifle hunting season is over for both deer and elk. Although the final numbers show an expected decrease in the elk harvest for region 2, deer numbers were down significantly compared to both 2011 and the five year average.

The deer rut has kicked in pushing this year's hunting harvest of mule and white tail deer even further above the results from 2011 season.

The first full week of open rifle season has passed and harvests for both mule deer and white-tailed deer are up 23% compared to last year. Elk harvests, on the other hand, are down by nearly the same amount. A total of 58 mule deer, 153 white-tailed deer 204 elk along with one black bear, one bighorn sheep, and moose have been harvested so far...