More from Dac Collins (Page 10)

crazies in wintertime
Conservation

A Public-Access Lawsuit in Montana’s Crazy Mountains Claims Forest Service Is Catering to Private Landowners

By Dac Collins

Hunter uses angle grinder to set bucks free.
Big Game Hunting

Wisconsin Hunters Pass on Locked-Up Bucks, Use Angle Grinder to Free Them

By Dac Collins

Juvenile chinook salmon
Climate & Environment

Warm Water, Drought Conditions Take Heavy Toll on Endangered Salmon in California

By Dac Collins

Florida black bear in a tree
Animal Attacks

Black Bear Attacks Central Florida Woman and Her Dog

By Dac Collins

Is this canine found in Utah a wolf or a hybrid?
Conservation

Duck Hunters Find a Dead Wolf in Utah. Officials Say It’s Likely a Hybrid

By Dac Collins

Oregon state-record whitefish
Fishing

State-Record Whitefish Caught by Oregon Fly Fisherman Could Be a New World Record

By Dac Collins

Colorado mountain lion
Cougar Hunting

Colorado Legislators Just Introduced a Bill That Would Ban Bobcat, Mountain Lion, and Lynx Hunting

By Dac Collins

Moose in Breckenridge basement
Conservation

Wildlife Officers Rescue Bull Moose From a Colorado Basement by Cutting Off Its Antlers

By Dac Collins

10 Florida Men Arrested for Using a Gill Net to Catch 500 Pounds of Fish in Tampa Bay
Conservation

10 Florida Men Arrested for Using a Gill Net to Catch 500 Pounds of Fish in Tampa Bay

By Dac Collins

Virginia elk herd
Big Game Hunting

Virginia to Hold First-Ever Managed Elk Hunt This Fall

By Dac Collins

Whitetail doe in Florida
Big Game Hunting

Chronic Wasting Disease Has Now Been Confirmed in Alabama

By Dac Collins

Live deer in trunk, Pennsylvania
Big Game Hunting

Police Find Live Deer in Trunk During Routine Traffic Stop in Pennsylvania

By Dac Collins

300-pound Texas pig attacks hunter
Animal Attacks

Texas Deer Hunter Gets Tossed by a 300-Pound Wild Boar, Shoots It from 5 Feet Away

By Dac Collins

Two bull elk beheaded, one left paralyzed
Big Game Hunting

Poachers Cut Off Heads of Two Bull Elk, Leave a Third Paralyzed in Eastern Washington

By Dac Collins

Trail camera in Utah
Big Game Hunting

Utah Joins Other Western States by Banning Trail Cameras During Hunting Season

By Dac Collins

Shark in Pacific Ocean
Fishing

Shark Fishing Is Now Banned in Hawaiian Waters

By Dac Collins

WDFW hatchery coho fry
Conservation

Washington Hatchery Workers Spent Their Christmas Saving Nearly 4 Million Fish

By Dac Collins

A hunter gored by a big 10-pointer got his buck in the end.
Animal Attacks

Georgia Hunter Tries to Retrieve His Buck, Gets Gored in the Thigh

By Dac Collins

Idaho poacher caught with mountain goat
Conservation

After 23 Years of Complaints from Hunters, Idaho Poacher Gets Jail Time, 10-Year Hunting Ban

By Dac Collins

Nunavut hunter in Winnipeg hospital bed
Hunting

Nunavut Hunter Survives 5-Day Blizzard, Loses Both Hands to Frostbite

By Dac Collins

It rained fish in Texarkana.
Conservation

Winter Storm Makes It Rain Fish in Texarkana, Residents Scoop Up Free Bait

By Dac Collins

Lone duck decoy
Duck Hunting

South Louisiana Man Arrested for Allegedly Harassing Duck Hunters

By Dac Collins

Boar bites surfboard
Animal Attacks

A Surfer in Hawaii Was Attacked by…a Wild Pig?

By Dac Collins

Dead trout below Hebgen Dam
Conservation

How a Dam Malfunction on the Madison River Nearly Wrecked a Blue-Ribbon Fishery

By Dac Collins

dead tilapia
Conservation

Tequila Factory Spill Leads to Massive Fish Kill in Mexican Reservoir

By Dac Collins

Tarif Alkhatib and Grayson County Buck, aka "Shredder"
Big Game Hunting

Sixth Time’s the Charm: Texas State Trooper Arrows Possible County-Record Buck

By Dac Collins

Kevin VanDam holds two smallmouth
Bass Fishing

Fantasy Fishing Is Finally Here. Sports Betting Comes to Major League Fishing

By Dac Collins

A robot bass fish, designed to target mosquitofish.
Conservation

Researchers Are Scaring Invasive Mosquitofish to Death with This Robotic Bass

By Dac Collins

Lucas McCormick
Big Game Hunting

An 11-Year-Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy Shot His First Buck Using an Adapted Rifle Built by His Father

By Dac Collins

Whitetail doe in Florida
Big Game Hunting

Feds Will Spend $70 Million Per Year to Fight Chronic Wasting Disease If CWD Act Passes

By Dac Collins

Wildlife agent with Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Conservation

A Louisiana Police Officer Was Cited for Poaching From a Patrol Car

By Dac Collins

steelhead from idaho's salmon river
Climate & Environment

Officials Close Sportfishing on Washington Coastal Rivers to Protect Steelhead

By Dac Collins

Bison walks through snow in Yellowstone National Park
Big Game Hunting

Hunters Will Help Reduce Yellowstone Bison Herd by Up to 900 Animals in Montana

By Dac Collins

Upland bird hunters on Kansas Nationals Wildlife Refuge
Conservation

Environmental Group Sues to Block New Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on Public Wildlife Refuges

By Dac Collins

Buck caught on Utah trail camera
Big Game Hunting

Utah Revisits Proposed Ban on Game Cameras During Hunting Season

By Dac Collins

Nolan Sprengeler and Kevin Kray with the possible state-muskie.
Fishing

Minnesota Angler Catches Potential State-Record Muskie on Last Trip of the Season

By Dac Collins

Elk hunts involving non-residents stirred controversy this elk season.
Big Game Hunting

When Non-Resident Hunters Killed Elk in Populated Areas This Fall, It Turned into a Hunting PR Nightmare

By Dac Collins

Alan Case tries to break a flight archery record with his footbow.
Gear

Engineer Attempts to Set New World Record by Shooting an Arrow More Than a Mile

By Dac Collins

Logan Parks and Tucker Smith took first place in the US Open Amateur Team Championships
Bass Fishing

Two College Kids Win Inaugural U.S. Open Amateur Bass Tournament, Walk Away with $1 Million

By Dac Collins

Claude and Charme had a successful weekend fishing
Survival

Woman Pulls Off Incredible Self-Rescue During Father-Daughter Fishing Trip Near Maui

By Dac Collins

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is located in Western Wyoming
Conservation

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Act

By Dac Collins

Acorns are a favorite natural browse for whitetails
Big Game Hunting

The 2021 Deer Harvest Is Lagging in the Northeast. Biologists Blame Weather—and Acorns

By Dac Collins

Because of the large range they cover, mountain lions frequently have to cross busy roads.
Conservation

Vehicle Collisions with Wildlife Cost California $1 Billion in the Last 5 Years

By Dac Collins

There are hundreds of red wolves living in captive breeding facilities throughout the United States
Conservation

Feds Drop Proposed Rule, Recommit to Protections for North Carolina’s Red Wolves

By Dac Collins

Jeff Hubbard's giant Woodland Caribou
Big Game Hunting

Virginia Hunter Kills Giant Woodland Caribou in Newfoundland Backcountry

By Dac Collins

Grizzly bear populations are at an all-time high in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Bear Hunting

New Monitoring Methods Reveal Record Number of Yellowstone Grizzlies

By Dac Collins

Wildlife-friendly crossings are part of the infrastructure bill that passed on Friday, Nov. 4
Climate & Environment

President Biden Will Sign His Infrastructure Bill Monday. Here’s Why Conservation Groups Are Excited About That

By Dac Collins

Alligator snapping turtles are currently being considered for threatened status by the federal government
Conservation

Alligator Snapping Turtle Could Become Federally Protected

By Dac Collins

Brook trout are native to the eastern seaboard and midwest, but they have been widely introduced throughout the American West
Fishing

Idaho Hatches Plan to Help Native Trout by Introducing “Super-Male” Brook Trout

By Dac Collins

USCG Jayhawk helicopter takes part in training exercise near Juneau.
Hunting

7 Hunters Rescued After Being Stranded for a Week on Alaska’s Yukon River

By Dac Collins

The oldest Gulick daughter shot the 15-point buck that evening
Big Game Hunting

Missouri Sisters Each Shoot a Buck from the Same Stand, on the Same Day

By Dac Collins

Every year, millions of sockeye return to the headwaters of Bristol Bay, the proposed site of an open-pit gold and copper mine known as the Pebble Mine
Conservation

Trout Unlimited Lawsuit Is a Win for Salmon, Deals Another Blow to Pebble Mine

By Dac Collins

The wild encounter involved two bowhunters, three wolverines, and an apparent mule deer suicide.
Big Game Hunting

Washington Deer Hunter Shoots a Buck, Then Three Wolverines Chase It Off a Cliff

By Dac Collins

The dead pronghorn was just one of the animals killed by the trio of out-of-state poachers
Conservation

Missouri Men Get Jail Time, Fines, and Hunting Bans After Idaho Poaching Spree

By Dac Collins

Populations of wild Eastern turkeys have continued to decline in the southeastern United States
Hunting

Researchers Are Putting 90 Microphones Across Alabama to Study Turkey Declines

By Dac Collins

As with most endangered species, the federal management of Mexican gray wolves is a controversial topic
Conservation

Feds Propose Changes to Mexican Gray Wolf Management Plan

By Dac Collins

The prehistoric shark tooth was found by the captain and experienced aquatic fossil hunter on Oct. 15
Fishing

Fossil Hunter Finds Giant Prehistoric Shark Tooth While Diving in Florida

By Dac Collins

The troopers used a taxidermied deer placed on the side of the road after legal hunting hours to lure the poachers in.
Big Game Hunting

Deer Dummies, Text Messages, and Good Samaritans Help Nab Poachers in Oregon

By Dac Collins

A new study shows that females could be losing their tusks as an evolutionary response to poaching
Conservation

Tuskless Elephants Are Evolving at a Rapid Pace Thanks to Ivory Poachers

By Dac Collins

The tongue-eating parasite is one of creepiest creatures living in Texas waterways
Animal Attacks

Tongue- and Brain-Eating Parasites Top the List of Creepy Creatures Living in Texas Waterways

By Dac Collins

Texas and other coastal states are enacting temporary closures to the flounder fishing season in response to declining populations throughout the flounder's native range.
Fishing

Texas Is the Latest State to Suspend Flounder Season as Populations Plummet

By Dac Collins