As its bison herd has grown, American Prairie is increasing the number of hunters from two to five who will be allowed to shoot an animal of either sex and any age. “In the past year, our bison herd ...

On Sept. 4, 2025, American Prairie announced the purchase of Montana’s Anchor Ranch, totaling 67,960 acres, including 22,837 ...

American Prairie is offering 24 opportunities to shoot a bison on its Sun Prairie property, with the added opportunity for five recipients to take a bison of any age. The annual drawing gives ...

In a remote corner of the short grass prairie plains south of Malta, something new and something ancient is recreating itself. It’s not simple and not universally supported, but through the efforts of ...

In 2016, President Barack Obama signed a federal bill into law making American bison the national mammal of the United States. Earlier this week at Genesee Park in Golden, Governor Jared Polis signed ...

HELENA - Lawmakers tweaked a bill Wednesday to let out-of-staters hunt bison in a proposed new bison hunt. The change, coming in a conference committee of three representatives and three senators, ...

ANACONDA — Two young, disabled hunters bagged trophy bull bison last Saturday in the second annual Wheelin' Sportsmen and National Wild Turkey Federation Handicapped Youth Bison Hunt in Gold Creek.

Yellowstone Park's bison have been a subject of controversy for years in Montana. Revered as the last vestige of the wild bison that once roamed the American plains and West, the animals also carry ...

(The Conversation) — The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting ...