Montana's upland game bird hunters appear to have a favorable season of hunting ahead. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say grouse and pheasant hunting in the north central and eastern ...

Opening day for most of Montana's upland game bird hunting seasons occur on the same day every year—Sept. 1. The exception is for pheasants. The 2014 general pheasant season opens Oct. 11.

Be careful to identify birds, as hunting is closed for sharptails west of the Continental Divide in Montana. 2023 upland game bird seasons Mountain grouse: Sept. 1–Jan. 1, 2024 ...

Fri., Sept. 1, 2017 Montana posts 2017 upland bird hunting prospects Scout, an English setter still in his prime, reminds his hunting group of how much work and pleasure a good bird dog can deliver.

Hunters who bag upland birds in southwest Montana this fall can help biologists monitor populations and habitat by dropping wings into barrels scattered across the region.

FWP biologists and conservation groups relocated about 97 sharp-tailed grouse from eastern Montana to western Montana in 2021 and 2022. The last documented sharp-tailed grouse prior to relocation ...

BILLINGS - After years of trouble and neglect, Montana's much-maligned upland game bird program is now aimed in the right direction, according to Julie French. Montana upland game bird management ...

Although not everyone who purchases an upland game bird license hunts the species, Dorak said southeastern Montana has seen a five-and-a-half fold increase in license purchases from 2016 to 2023.