Bob Barbo is known as a duck hunter. His family cars have never seen the inside of the ga­rage. It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys. His dog is a Chesapeake and he shoots a ...

HELENA — The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a plan Thursday to close all or parts of 32 counties to sage-grouse hunting and to shorten the hunting season from two months to one.

Summer has one last hurrah this Labor Day weekend, and then we'll slowly drift into autumn. Both Wyoming and Montana have early bird seasons that start Sept. 1 for mountain grouse and mourning doves.