Montana

The undisputed monarch of the Northern Rockies, Montana supports the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 across the Northern Continental Divide and Greater Yellowstone ecosystems. Adult boars weigh 400 to 700+ lbs, digging for roots, army cutworm moths, and winter-kill ungulates.

Abundant throughout western Montana's national forests and the Missouri River Breaks. Mature herd bulls weigh up to 850 lbs. Famous for their haunting autumn rutting bugles, Montana elk migrate dozens of miles between subalpine summer basins and sheltered foothill wintering grounds.

Distributed statewide, from the high timberline basins of the Absaroka-Beartooth to the badland coulees of the Missouri Breaks. Mature bucks feature wide, heavy antlers with deep forks, browsing on bitterbrush, sagebrush, and mountain mahogany.

Populates the expansive rolling plains, prairie pastures, and sage flats of central and eastern Montana. Built for unmatched speed, pronghorn form large herds during the winter months to forage on wind-blown sage ridges.

Inhabits sheer cliff bands, river canyons, and alpine crags across the Rocky Mountain Front and the Missouri Breaks. Rams carry massive sweeping horns used in thunderous head-butting clashes during the late autumn rut.

Highly social, intelligent apex carnivores living in established family packs across western Montana. Adult wolves weigh 80 to 130 lbs, playing a key ecological role in regulating ungulate herd health and movement patterns.

The smallest subspecies of North American moose, found along willow-choked streams, beaver ponds, and subalpine forests throughout western Montana. Adults weigh 600 to 1,000 lbs, browsing on aquatic vegetation and woody shoots.

Living along the highest, most precipitous peaks of Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and the Bitterroot Range. Covered in thick white wool, they possess specialized rubbery hoof pads engineered for vertical rock faces.