Mule Deer Foundation Bitterroot Chapter member Scott Falagan on Thursday asked his fellow club members to skip shed-hunting in March to give struggling deer and elk some respite from the harsh ...

Each year shed hunters take to Montana’s wilderness in search of antlers left behind by deer, moose, elk and other large ...

Hunting for elk antlers is a popular pastime in Montana, and freshly shed brown antlers can sell for hundreds of dollars. But hunters need permission to take them from private property.

Hunting for elk antlers is a popular pastime in Montana, and freshly shed brown antlers can sell for hundreds of dollars. But hunters need permission to take them from private property.

Updated May 16, 2025: Three Montana National Guard service members have been charged with trespassing after authorities determined they landed a military helicopter on a private ranch to collect shed ...

Ranchers in Montana claim they saw an Army National Guard Crew illegally land achopper on private land so they could hop out and grab shed elk antlers. They allege that the chopper was landed without ...

Michael Eugene Wheeler of northwest Montana was looking for shed deer and elk antlers with his son, when the two went in separate directions and planned to meet back at their vehicle, according to ...

Many of Montana’s wildlife management areas (WMAs) provide security to wildlife during the winter. However, shed hunters need to be aware that Montana’s big game winter range WMAs are closed to public ...

The man was shed hunting — or searching for antlers naturally shed by deer, elk and other animals at this time of year — when he first saw the bear on a brushy hillside in north-Central ...

The man was “shed hunting,” or looking for antlers shed by deer, elk and other animals, when he saw the bear on a “brushy hillside," according to a news release issued Monday by the Montana ...

HELENA — Deer, elk, and moose shed their antlers each year. For many Montanans, trying to find them becomes a spring tradition. "It happens at a variety of times depending on the species, but it ...