Once hunted to near-extinction and brought back from the brink, bison are protected as wildlife in some parts of the United ...

Out in the rugged landscapes of western Colorado, something big is stirring—literally. Wild bison, those massive icons of the American frontier, are getting a fresh shot at survival thanks to a new a ...

Wild bison have not been hunted in Colorado since the late 19th century, when the last herds were killed off by market hunters. And while the state doesn’t plan to establish a hunting season anytime ...

A Wyoming bison rancher is concerned that a BLM Montana decision to pull grazing leases for bison could lead to reclassifying ...

PINGREE, N.D. — Bob Labounty steadily holds his rifle over a Ford Excursion, looking at his target — a yearling bison heifer. It’s a beautiful day, the sun shining over a pastel blue blanket sky, ...

At 95 years old, one resident of The Homesteads Independent Living Cottages is proving that age is no barrier to adventure.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is creating a roster where individuals can sign up for a bison hunting license. Interested hunters can apply to be added to the list, which will only be used if management ...

Across Montana’s eastern plains, few sights register as strongly as a bison herd navigating open grassland. Although the grizzly bear is the official state animal, the plains bison has come to ...

BILLINGS, Mont. - A pair of Idaho-based American Indian tribes want to hunt bison in parts of Montana and Wyoming near Yellowstone National Park. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes would become the third ...

The majority of people who commented on a plan to continue Montana's controversial hunting of bison that leave Yellowstone National Park indicated opposition to the idea. The state Fish, Wildlife and ...

Quick Take Preventing total extinction necessitated a successful recovery from a remnant population of only 1,000 bison. The Homestead Act of 1862 turned 160-acre parcels into logistical obstacles for ...