No deer? No elk? No sheds. Don’t jump the gun on shed hunting season. On Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil — aka, the fuzzy little varmint that miraculously forecasts the winter-spring transition on ...

Yellowstone Winter: Elk Starvation & Poaching Crisis. ... often struggling to survive amid extreme weather and human threats like hunting and habitat restrictions.

DILLON — Along the ridges swept clear of the little bit of snow that fell this year on the Blacktail Game Range, state biologist Bob Brannon has seen the evidence ...

BILLINGS (LEE) -- Slabs of hardened snow and ice have kept food out of reach for some elk and bison in Yellowstone National Park this winter, leaving them to starve ...

As the temperature drops and winter snow starts piling up, food becomes scarce. ... Yakima County, is one of the best places in the country to see wild elk throughout the winter.

The National Weather Service issued an updated winter storm watch at 2:43 p.m. on Tuesday valid from Wednesday 4 p.m. until Friday 4 a.m. for Elk County.

The DNR didn’t fly the survey in 2024 because there wasn’t enough snow on the ground to accurately spot the animals from the air. In the Caribou-Vita survey block, the DNR counted zero elk on ...

As the season progresses, elk will often drop with the snow-line to find exposed grasses and forbs. During the late season, shrubs, aspen bark, and willow are prime winter food sources.

Additional snow accumulations up to 3 inches. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 8 PM Tuesday until 9 AM Wednesday for the Northwest Beaverhead County, Ruby Mountains and Southern ...