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Caribou with antlers feeding on snow-covered tundra with oilfield pipeline in background

Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities

By Natalie Krebs

A herd of mule deer, likely about to bolt.

Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

Anti-poaching rangers perform demonstration in Kruger Park.

Podcast: How to Wage War on Poaching, According to a Former South African General Podcast: How to Wage War on Poaching, According to a Former South African General

A group of bull elk stand in the snow.

Conservation Groups, Hunters Fight Off Bill That Would Have Let Wyoming Landowners Sell Their Big-Game Tags for a Profit Conservation Groups, Hunters Fight Off Bill That Would Have Let Wyoming Landowners Sell Their Big-Game Tags for a Profit

By Kris Millgate

A pile of dead vultures found in the Gulf.

Watch: Fishing Guide Who Rescued Drowning Vultures in the Gulf Says They Must Have Fallen from the Sky Watch: Fishing Guide Who Rescued Drowning Vultures in the Gulf Says They Must Have Fallen from the Sky

A mule deer buck in Wyoming.

Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

A road with public land BLM sign

Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration

By Andrew McKean

A whitetail buck in the South.

Georgia Confirms Its First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Georgia Confirms Its First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease

A large herd of elk congregate at a feedground on a snowy landscape.

CWD Discovered at Wyoming Elk Feedground, Raising More Concerns Over the State’s Supplemental Feeding Program CWD Discovered at Wyoming Elk Feedground, Raising More Concerns Over the State’s Supplemental Feeding Program

By Alice Jones Webb

A herd of Roosevelt elk in Washington.

With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report

By Andrew McKean

A field ranger in South Africa holds a radio.

Hunting for Poachers Amid South Africa’s Bloody Wildlife War Hunting for Poachers Amid South Africa’s Bloody Wildlife War

Sandhill cranes coming in for a landing

In Wisconsin, Home of the Sandhill Crane Recovery, Legislators Are Now Considering a Hunt In Wisconsin, Home of the Sandhill Crane Recovery, Legislators Are Now Considering a Hunt

By Andrew McKean

A treed mountain lion

Anti-Hunters Seek to Ban All Hunting with Hounds in Arizona Anti-Hunters Seek to Ban All Hunting with Hounds in Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

A steelhead in California.

L.A. Wildfires Torched One of SoCal’s Last Remaining Steelhead Streams L.A. Wildfires Torched One of SoCal’s Last Remaining Steelhead Streams

A bull elk bugles on the side of a hill behind two cows.

Colorado Is Switching Its Big-Game Draw. Here’s Why Hunters with Preference Points Are Short-Changed Colorado Is Switching Its Big-Game Draw. Here’s Why Hunters with Preference Points Are Short-Changed

By Natalie Krebs

Dead deer hit by a car lying by the road with motion blurred vehicle, U.S. Highway 14, Wyoming, USA.

The Ultimate Guide to Eating and Donating Roadkill The Ultimate Guide to Eating and Donating Roadkill

By Christine Peterson

A pencil drawing of a timber wolf pinning down a hunter who is scrabbling for his rifle.

I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf

Four deer lit up with a thermal on a prairie.

Survey: Idaho Big-Game Hunters Would Ban Drones and Thermals, But Keep Most Other Tech Survey: Idaho Big-Game Hunters Would Ban Drones and Thermals, But Keep Most Other Tech

By Andrew McKean

A grizzly bear walks through the snow in Yellowstone National Park.

Grizzly Bears Will Remain on Endangered Species List, Feds Say Grizzly Bears Will Remain on Endangered Species List, Feds Say

Three wolves stand together on the top of a snowy hill.

Podcast: Wolves Will Be Delisted, Public-Land Transfer Attempts Will Fail, and Other 2025 Predictions Podcast: Wolves Will Be Delisted, Public-Land Transfer Attempts Will Fail, and Other 2025 Predictions

By Andrew McKean

A rancher walks across a snowy prairie past a carcass of a dead cow killed by a wolf.

Ranchers Submit $582K Bill for Colorado Wolf Damages, Which Could Drain the State’s Depredation Fund Entirely Ranchers Submit $582K Bill for Colorado Wolf Damages, Which Could Drain the State’s Depredation Fund Entirely

Eighteen large black bass are lined up on the tailgate of a pickup truck along with spearfishing gear.

Poachers Caught with 76 Pounds of Illegally Speared Bass in Urban Texas Lake Poachers Caught with 76 Pounds of Illegally Speared Bass in Urban Texas Lake

By Alice Jones Webb

Bison feed along a spring in the snow.

Montana Sues Yellowstone National Park for Having ‘Utterly Failed’ to Manage Its Bison Herd Montana Sues Yellowstone National Park for Having ‘Utterly Failed’ to Manage Its Bison Herd

By Natalie Krebs

rooster pheasants

A Manhattan Legislator Aims to End New York’s Pheasant Stocking Program. Here’s Why All Bird Hunters Should Be Concerned A Manhattan Legislator Aims to End New York’s Pheasant Stocking Program. Here’s Why All Bird Hunters Should Be Concerned

By Alex Robinson

whitetail does in snow

Chronic Wasting Disease Still Confounds Researchers. But Some Important New Clues Have Emerged Chronic Wasting Disease Still Confounds Researchers. But Some Important New Clues Have Emerged

By Christine Peterson

A photo of CJ Alexander with huge Ohio deer with text overlaid.

Podcast: What We Should Learn from the Craziest Poaching Case of the Year Podcast: What We Should Learn from the Craziest Poaching Case of the Year

By Alex Robinson

A blacktail buck in velvet.

The New Blacktail Deer Foundation Aims to Conserve These Underrated Deer Subspecies The New Blacktail Deer Foundation Aims to Conserve These Underrated Deer Subspecies

By Andrew McKean

CJ Alexander buck

CJ Alexander to Serve Time, Pay $43K for Poaching Giant Ohio Buck and Trying to Cover It Up CJ Alexander to Serve Time, Pay $43K for Poaching Giant Ohio Buck and Trying to Cover It Up

A monarch butterfly on thistle.

Feds Propose Listing the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act Feds Propose Listing the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act

By Andrew McKean

A gray wolf stalks its prey in Europe.

European Union Relaxes Protections for Livestock-Killing Wolves as Shepherds, Others Demand Action European Union Relaxes Protections for Livestock-Killing Wolves as Shepherds, Others Demand Action

By Andrew McKean

A coho salmon swims upriver in a California stream.

Salmon Are Returning to the Undammed Upper Klamath River Even Sooner than Expected Salmon Are Returning to the Undammed Upper Klamath River Even Sooner than Expected

A wolf trotting on trail camera.

California’s Third New Wolf Pack This Year Discovered in the Sierra Valley California’s Third New Wolf Pack This Year Discovered in the Sierra Valley

A furry, brown bear suit with metal claws laid out on a wood floor.

Watch: Insurance Companies Paid Out Thousands After a Bear Broke in to Luxury Cars. It Was Clearly a Person in a Bear Suit Watch: Insurance Companies Paid Out Thousands After a Bear Broke in to Luxury Cars. It Was Clearly a Person in a Bear Suit

By Alice Jones Webb

taxidermied green-winged teal in flight

Researchers Build ‘Zombie Duck Drones’ and Robot Pheasants Out of Taxidermied Birds Researchers Build ‘Zombie Duck Drones’ and Robot Pheasants Out of Taxidermied Birds

By Alice Jones Webb

A herd of mule deer in a residential yard.

Officials Say Man Who Went on Urban Deer-Poaching Spree Also Killed … a Cow? Officials Say Man Who Went on Urban Deer-Poaching Spree Also Killed … a Cow?

A cow moose stands in the snow.

Montana Hunters Were a ‘Tremendous Workforce’ in 10-Year Moose Study that Showed Stable Populations Statewide Montana Hunters Were a ‘Tremendous Workforce’ in 10-Year Moose Study that Showed Stable Populations Statewide

mountain lion on a rock

Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists

Two anglers hold up red snappers.

Florida Voters Pass ‘Right to Fish and Hunt’ Amendment Florida Voters Pass ‘Right to Fish and Hunt’ Amendment

By Natalie Krebs

wolf released in colorado

Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Has Cost Taxpayers Double What They Expected When They Voted to Approve it Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Has Cost Taxpayers Double What They Expected When They Voted to Approve it

Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists

By Andrew McKean

Grizzly 399 with cubs in Grand Teton National Park.

Grand Teton’s Famous Mother Grizzly 399 Was Killed by a Vehicle Grand Teton’s Famous Mother Grizzly 399 Was Killed by a Vehicle

By Alice Jones Webb

A Burmese python swallows a full-sized whitetail deer whole.

Scientists Photograph Giant Python Swallowing a Full-Sized Whitetail Whole in First-of-Its-Kind Discovery Scientists Photograph Giant Python Swallowing a Full-Sized Whitetail Whole in First-of-Its-Kind Discovery

Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

A grizzly sow and cub in Montana.

Montana’s New Grizzly Bear Plan Says It’s Ready to Take Back Management from the Feds Montana’s New Grizzly Bear Plan Says It’s Ready to Take Back Management from the Feds

tim walz hunting

How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life

By Alex Robinson

Three deer stand in the middle of a gravel road in Wisconsin.

‘Senseless’ Poaching Ring Allegedly Killed ‘Well Over 100 Deer’ in Wisconsin and Harassed, Abused Other Wildlife ‘Senseless’ Poaching Ring Allegedly Killed ‘Well Over 100 Deer’ in Wisconsin and Harassed, Abused Other Wildlife

A photo of CJ Alexander with huge Ohio deer with text overlaid.

CJ Alexander Pleads Guilty to 14 Charges Related to Poaching Giant Ohio Buck CJ Alexander Pleads Guilty to 14 Charges Related to Poaching Giant Ohio Buck

A pronghorn antelope, crawls under a barbed wire fence.

‘I Turned My Antelope Hunters Away.’ Wyoming Wildfires Have Been Devastating. They’re Also an Opportunity to Fix Fencing for Wildlife ‘I Turned My Antelope Hunters Away.’ Wyoming Wildfires Have Been Devastating. They’re Also an Opportunity to Fix Fencing for Wildlife

Troy Landry of Swamp People failed to properly tag an American alligator.

‘Swamp People’ Star Troy Landry Charged in Gator Sting Operation ‘Swamp People’ Star Troy Landry Charged in Gator Sting Operation

A screenshot of body-cam footage from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

‘I Slashed His Tires.’ Body Cam Footage Shows Game Warden Running Down Salmon Thieves Who Broke into a Hatchery ‘I Slashed His Tires.’ Body Cam Footage Shows Game Warden Running Down Salmon Thieves Who Broke into a Hatchery

Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.

Big Game Hunting

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

A giant hybrid sheep that was bred illegally in Montana.

Montana Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Smuggling, Cloning, and Breeding Giant Hybrid Sheep Montana Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Smuggling, Cloning, and Breeding Giant Hybrid Sheep

A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.

Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know

By Andrew McKean

A close-up of a gray wolf in the woods.

Wisconsin Duck Hunter Shoots, Kills One of Five Gray Wolves That Surrounded His Blind Wisconsin Duck Hunter Shoots, Kills One of Five Gray Wolves That Surrounded His Blind

A backyard view of a lake in Pennsylvania.

Lawsuit Accuses Pennsylvania Officer of Snooping on Private Property, Seeks to Limit Powers of the Fish and Boat Commission Lawsuit Accuses Pennsylvania Officer of Snooping on Private Property, Seeks to Limit Powers of the Fish and Boat Commission

A mule deer in the trees.

A Blind Mule Deer Tested Positive for the Plague in Idaho A Blind Mule Deer Tested Positive for the Plague in Idaho

A pile of illegally harvested catfish.

Catfish Trafficking Ring Busted in the South Allegedly Smuggled Trophy Cats into Pay Lakes and Across State Lines Catfish Trafficking Ring Busted in the South Allegedly Smuggled Trophy Cats into Pay Lakes and Across State Lines

A bunch of lionfish on a table.

‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney ‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney

A smallmouth bass on the rocks.

$100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control? $100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control?

A herd of elk in the sagebrush.

Utah Officials Secretly Culled 170 Elk on Church-Owned Deseret Land Utah Officials Secretly Culled 170 Elk on Church-Owned Deseret Land

mallards flying in the blue sky

Where Are All the Ducks? Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

Biologists fit a GPS collar on a wolf on a tailgate.

Colorado Wolf Pack Captured and Relocated to “Secure Enclosure” Following Conflicts with Ranchers Colorado Wolf Pack Captured and Relocated to “Secure Enclosure” Following Conflicts with Ranchers

A big velvet iowa deer lying in the grass and with its cape at a taxidermist.

Iowa Officials Are Asking for Help After a 214-Inch Buck Got Poached and a New Deputy Botched the Investigation Iowa Officials Are Asking for Help After a 214-Inch Buck Got Poached and a New Deputy Botched the Investigation