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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With archery and upland game bird hunting seasons scheduled to begin this weekend, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) has released its 2023 Montana hunting forecast.

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.

In the debate over global warming, birds have started voting with their wings. Observations by Montana Audubon Society bird counters match national data showing that migratory birds are shifting ...

Some gallinaceous birds live in flocks or pairs, but most prioritize mating over enduring bonds. ... “A lot of it is the fact that they are game birds, and they are food birds,” says McGowan.