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A Montana game farm is under quarantine after an elk tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

Unsettling news for Montana lovers of wild game meat: For the first time, a wild elk and a wild moose were found infected with chronic wasting disease.

Earl R. Benes faces 16 misdemeanor game violations.The charges carry a maximum possible penalty of $278,500 in fines, as well as 83 years in jail or prison.

The general deer and elk season runs from October 26 through December 1 in Montana.

Too many bison in Yellowstone National Park? Too many wolves? Or, is climate change to blame? Why are all the elk and bison leaving the park, and how badly is it impacting neighboring rangeland?

Calving season is generally late-May to early-June.

The number of new elk in a Montana valley has dropped due to lingering low-level snowpack and cold.

Wildlife officials say Yellowstone National Park's northern elk herd count is down and that the herd will likely be affected by fewer calves surviving winter.

As of daylight Thursday morning, youth hunters all across Montana will be able to shoot game without competition from older hunters.

A new video was posted over the weekend that shows man dodging a charging elk, and then seeking cover behind a fence.