The suspects from Washington and Montana are charged with illegally killing bull elk and mule deer bucks in a remote area of ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — Three Montana Army National Guard members face trespassing charges after authorities said they landed a Black Hawk helicopter in a mountain pasture on a private ranch to take ...

Three Montana Army National Guard members face trespassing charges after authorities say they landed a Black Hawk helicopter in a mountain pasture on a private ranch to take elk antlers before ...

Elk antlers — which grow and drop off male animals annually — are highly prized and can be sold by the pound. They also are collected from the wild as keepsakes.

Three Montana Army National Guard members face trespassing charges after authorities say they landed a Black Hawk helicopter in a mountain pasture on a private ranch to take elk antlers.

Three Montana Army National Guard troops are accused of landing a Black Hawk on private land to take elk antlers before flying off, authorities say.

Three Montana Army National Guard members face trespassing charges after authorities say they landed a Black Hawk helicopter in a mountain pasture on a private ranch to take elk antlers. (New ...

They were later turned over to a state game warden. Trespassers taking antlers from private land is not uncommon in Montana and other western states. “This an odd one," Ronneberg said.