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The 8-Mile wolf pack killed a cow elk at a high school in Monana.

Yellowstone Wolves Kill Elk, Drag Carcass onto High School Football Field Yellowstone Wolves Kill Elk, Drag Carcass onto High School Football Field

A grizzly bear walks through snow near a fence.

Wyoming Officials Euthanize First Grizzly Bear to Wander into Bighorn Mountains in a Century Wyoming Officials Euthanize First Grizzly Bear to Wander into Bighorn Mountains in a Century

Chronic wasting disease hunter head dropoff container

Big Game Hunting

Viral Articles Claim Two ‘Hunters Died After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison.’ Here’s What Really Happened Viral Articles Claim Two ‘Hunters Died After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison.’ Here’s What Really Happened

A bull elk bugles in the woods.

Wisconsin Hunters Will Get More Chances to Hunt Elk This Fall Wisconsin Hunters Will Get More Chances to Hunt Elk This Fall

Shed elk antlers on the National Elk Refuge.

Shed Antler Poacher Busted with More Than 1,000 Pounds of Rack. He’s Now Banned from Wyoming Federal Lands Shed Antler Poacher Busted with More Than 1,000 Pounds of Rack. He’s Now Banned from Wyoming Federal Lands

Gray Wolf pack howling taken in Yellowstone NP

As Wolf Management Debate Reaches a Fever Pitch, the Interior Department Hires a National Mediator As Wolf Management Debate Reaches a Fever Pitch, the Interior Department Hires a National Mediator

By Andrew McKean

Two poached elk found in Tennessee.

Tennessee Man Loses Hunting Privileges and Firearms After Admitting He Left Elk to Rot Tennessee Man Loses Hunting Privileges and Firearms After Admitting He Left Elk to Rot

A wild turkey gobbles in a field.

Youth Turkey Hunters in Missouri Break 7-Year Harvest Record Youth Turkey Hunters in Missouri Break 7-Year Harvest Record

States Continue to Cut Turkey Hunting Opportunities Amid Population Declines

States Continue to Cut Turkey Hunting Opportunities Amid Population Declines States Continue to Cut Turkey Hunting Opportunities Amid Population Declines

A bobcat attacks a mule deer.

Watch: Bobcat Takes Down Adult Mule Deer on Trail Camera Watch: Bobcat Takes Down Adult Mule Deer on Trail Camera

A whitetail buck flags its tail in a field.

Big Game Hunting

Indiana Taxidermist Helps Identify State’s First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Indiana Taxidermist Helps Identify State’s First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease

A black bear in the forest.

Oregon Black Bear Euthanized After Confronting Woman at Her Door and Passing Out on Nearby Porch Oregon Black Bear Euthanized After Confronting Woman at Her Door and Passing Out on Nearby Porch

A wrecked tanker truck is towed from the crash scene.

Truck Full of Salmon Smolts Crashes in Oregon, Spilling 77,000 Fish into Nearby Creek Truck Full of Salmon Smolts Crashes in Oregon, Spilling 77,000 Fish into Nearby Creek

A Canada goose stares at a camera.

Alabama Man Tells Son to Poach a Goose, Shoots Witness, Court Documents Say Alabama Man Tells Son to Poach a Goose, Shoots Witness, Court Documents Say

A wolf stands in a snowy forest.

Colorado Wolf Kills Calf in the Same County Where Reintroduction Occurred Colorado Wolf Kills Calf in the Same County Where Reintroduction Occurred

A pair of coyotes stand in brushy cover.

Michigan Is Getting Sued for Shortening Its Coyote Season Michigan Is Getting Sued for Shortening Its Coyote Season

Researchers are leaving vaccine treat balls in ag fields for deer.

Wildlife Managers Are Hiding Meds in Alfalfa to Vaccinate Wild Deer Wildlife Managers Are Hiding Meds in Alfalfa to Vaccinate Wild Deer

A robotic dog patrols the Fairbanks airport.

Watch: $70K Robotic Dog Disguised as a Coyote Will Haze Wildlife at Alaska Airport Watch: $70K Robotic Dog Disguised as a Coyote Will Haze Wildlife at Alaska Airport

An Eastern coyote stands in the snow.

Vermont Tones Down an Animal Rights Overhaul of Its Wildlife Board After Hunter Pushback Vermont Tones Down an Animal Rights Overhaul of Its Wildlife Board After Hunter Pushback

Two bedded Shiras bulls.

Nevada’s First-Ever Moose Season Excites Hunters as Big-Game Applications Open Nevada’s First-Ever Moose Season Excites Hunters as Big-Game Applications Open

A trail camera of two golden eagles, a coyote, and a deer carcass.

Rare Trail Cam Photos Capture a Coyote Fighting Golden Eagles Rare Trail Cam Photos Capture a Coyote Fighting Golden Eagles

A grizzly bear walks through a forest.

Grizzly Bear Reintroduction in the North Cascades Plows Ahead Grizzly Bear Reintroduction in the North Cascades Plows Ahead

Large elephant herd walking in Botswana.

Big Game Hunting

Botswana President Bashes UK’s Proposed Trophy Import Ban, Calls It a Return to ‘Colonial Conquest’ Botswana President Bashes UK’s Proposed Trophy Import Ban, Calls It a Return to ‘Colonial Conquest’

A gray wolf and a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park.

Federal Judge Restricts Wolf Trapping in Idaho to ‘Protect’ Grizzly Bears Federal Judge Restricts Wolf Trapping in Idaho to ‘Protect’ Grizzly Bears

A pair of eagle talons and a feather.

Man Pleads Guilty to ‘Killing Spree’ of Thousands of Eagles, Accomplice Still at Large Man Pleads Guilty to ‘Killing Spree’ of Thousands of Eagles, Accomplice Still at Large

A pair of desert bighorn sheep.

Arizona Will Stop Auctioning Big-Game Tags to the Wealthiest Hunters Arizona Will Stop Auctioning Big-Game Tags to the Wealthiest Hunters

Three wild burros feed on BLM land.

2 Men Charged for Killing 3 Wild Burros with Night Vision, Unregistered Short-Barreled Rifles in California 2 Men Charged for Killing 3 Wild Burros with Night Vision, Unregistered Short-Barreled Rifles in California

A buck's head on a game warden's tailgate; a 9mm round lies on the roadway in a cemetery.

Poacher ‘Made a Poor Choice’ When He Shot a Trophy Buck While Driving Through a Cemetery Poacher ‘Made a Poor Choice’ When He Shot a Trophy Buck While Driving Through a Cemetery

A coyote bites a man's hand in a parking lot.

Watch: Skier Sticks His Hand in a Coyote’s Face, Seems Surprised When It Bites Him Watch: Skier Sticks His Hand in a Coyote’s Face, Seems Surprised When It Bites Him

A nice buck in a field.

Congress Killed Our Last Big Conservation Package Because It Was Too Expensive. This Politician Says His Bill Is Cheaper and Better Congress Killed Our Last Big Conservation Package Because It Was Too Expensive. This Politician Says His Bill Is Cheaper and Better

By Andrew McKean

A big trophy mule deer buck.

Auction vs. Raffle Tags: Should States Stop Selling Big-Game Tags to the Highest Bidder? Auction vs. Raffle Tags: Should States Stop Selling Big-Game Tags to the Highest Bidder?

By Andrew McKean

A trio of Dall sheep on a ridge, which nonresidents must hunt with a guide.

California Man Charged with 48 Alaska Game Violations After Allegedly Falsifying License Info, Hunting Bears, Sheep, and Goats Without a Guide California Man Charged with 48 Alaska Game Violations After Allegedly Falsifying License Info, Hunting Bears, Sheep, and Goats Without a Guide

A broomed bighorn ram in South Dakota.

Deadly Pneumonia Hits Bighorn Sheep in Prime South Dakota Unit Deadly Pneumonia Hits Bighorn Sheep in Prime South Dakota Unit

A white shark nicknamed LeeBeth surfaces in the water.

Great White Shark Makes Record 2,000-Mile Journey from South Carolina to Mexico Border Great White Shark Makes Record 2,000-Mile Journey from South Carolina to Mexico Border

Elk eating hay in Montana.

States Want to Issue Lots of Transferrable Big-Game Tags to Landowners. Regular Hunters Want to Stop Them States Want to Issue Lots of Transferrable Big-Game Tags to Landowners. Regular Hunters Want to Stop Them

By Andrew McKean

Thieves are sawing antlers off skulls and selling them to shed buyers.

Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing

A bighorn sheep was poached and beheaded.

Reward for Intel on Oregon Bighorn Poacher Hits $4,500 as Conservation Orgs Chip in Reward for Intel on Oregon Bighorn Poacher Hits $4,500 as Conservation Orgs Chip in

A flock of Canada geese takes off from a snowy river bank.

A Stretch of the Yellowstone River Long-Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Might Reopen Soon. Some Hunters Aren’t Thrilled A Stretch of the Yellowstone River Long-Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Might Reopen Soon. Some Hunters Aren’t Thrilled

A miniature whitetail deer stands in a backyard.

Man Photographs Mutant Miniature Deer in His Backyard Man Photographs Mutant Miniature Deer in His Backyard

A wildfire in Texas is killing quail.

The Biggest Fire in Texas History Will Help Quail Someday. Right Now It’s Killing Them The Biggest Fire in Texas History Will Help Quail Someday. Right Now It’s Killing Them

The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data? The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data?

By Christine Peterson

Two dead sawfish found dead in Florida.

Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

Two men paddle a canoe across Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

Feds Say Mining Company Can’t Divert 1.4 Million Gallons Water per Day from Georgia Wildlife Refuge Feds Say Mining Company Can’t Divert 1.4 Million Gallons Water per Day from Georgia Wildlife Refuge

A wildlife biologist next to a breeding ball; holding up a Burmese python.

Florida Python Trackers Remove Two Giant Mating Balls in Record Day of Snake Hunting Florida Python Trackers Remove Two Giant Mating Balls in Record Day of Snake Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

An orca swims by itself.

Watch: Orca Kills and Eats Great White Shark on Its Own, Stunning Scientists Watch: Orca Kills and Eats Great White Shark on Its Own, Stunning Scientists

A gray wolf walks through the snow in Yellowstone National Park.

Montana Authorities Are Investigating a Suspected Wolf Poaching Near Yellowstone Montana Authorities Are Investigating a Suspected Wolf Poaching Near Yellowstone

Poached deer antlers rest on the hood of a police vehicle.

Tennessee Man Who Poached 20 Deer from the Road, Threatened to Kill a Landowner Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban Tennessee Man Who Poached 20 Deer from the Road, Threatened to Kill a Landowner Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban

A deer disease like arterial worm makes this deer have puffy cheeks.

9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know 9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know

Screenshots of a hawk being attacked by muscovy ducks and a guy rescuing them

Watch: “The Hawk’s Gotta Die,” Man Tells Buddy Who Breaks Up Bird Fight Watch: “The Hawk’s Gotta Die,” Man Tells Buddy Who Breaks Up Bird Fight

By Natalie Krebs

A giant white sturgeon lays on a dock.

Oregon Man Does Jail Time for Poaching 7-Foot White Sturgeon, Estimated to Be 80 Years Old Oregon Man Does Jail Time for Poaching 7-Foot White Sturgeon, Estimated to Be 80 Years Old

A drone-mounted camera shows a wounded buck in the woods.

Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone

A coyote walks across the snow in Canada.

Coydog, Coywolf, or Coyote? A Complete Guide to Eastern Canids Coydog, Coywolf, or Coyote? A Complete Guide to Eastern Canids

A pack of hogs in Texas as seen through a drone-mounted thermal imaging camera.

Mississippi Has a Wild Hog Problem. Lawmakers Think Legalizing Drones for Hunting Them Will Help Mississippi Has a Wild Hog Problem. Lawmakers Think Legalizing Drones for Hunting Them Will Help

A bull moose in a field in Denali National Park.

Two Men Poached a Moose in Denali National Park, Then Abandoned the Meat Because They Were Scared of Bears Two Men Poached a Moose in Denali National Park, Then Abandoned the Meat Because They Were Scared of Bears

A dead Fin whale washed up on a beach.

Photos: Endangered Whale Found on Oregon Beach Was Attacked by Orcas Photos: Endangered Whale Found on Oregon Beach Was Attacked by Orcas

A bull elk looks across grassy plains.

Man Busted for Allegedly Killing 42 Elk, Selling Meat for Cash at a Rest Stop Man Busted for Allegedly Killing 42 Elk, Selling Meat for Cash at a Rest Stop

wolves wisconsin

Retired Game Warden Under Investigation After Shooting a Collared Wolf in Wisconsin. He Claims Self Defense Retired Game Warden Under Investigation After Shooting a Collared Wolf in Wisconsin. He Claims Self Defense

Dead snow geese with avian influenza are frozen into a lake.

The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video

Two hunters in Texas with a plains zebra.

There’s Now a Jurassic Park for Vanishing Wildlife. It’s Called Texas There’s Now a Jurassic Park for Vanishing Wildlife. It’s Called Texas

Story by Dac Collins, Photographs by Jeff Wilson

Minnesota Congressman Posts Viral Video of Wolf Killing Deer at Logging Site. Calls for Delisting Minnesota Congressman Posts Viral Video of Wolf Killing Deer at Logging Site. Calls for Delisting

Wildlife biologists and houndsmen with a cougar they fitted with a GPS collar.

Utah Mountain Lion Makes 1,000-Mile Journey to Colorado, Where It’s Killed by Another Cougar Utah Mountain Lion Makes 1,000-Mile Journey to Colorado, Where It’s Killed by Another Cougar

A living buck drags a dead buck around by the antlers, and a shed hunter crouches next to the shed antlers and dead buck.

Watch: Locked-Up Buck Sheds Its Antlers, Freeing Itself from Dead Rival Watch: Locked-Up Buck Sheds Its Antlers, Freeing Itself from Dead Rival

A dead mountain lion was discovered in Arkansas.

A Dead Cougar Was Found in Arkansas for the First Time in a Decade. Experts Aren’t Sure What Killed It A Dead Cougar Was Found in Arkansas for the First Time in a Decade. Experts Aren’t Sure What Killed It

Michel Beaulieu poses with a shed bighorn sheep horn.

A Hunting T.V. Show Host Who Says He Didn’t Know the Regs Just Got Fined $31K for Poaching Violations A Hunting T.V. Show Host Who Says He Didn’t Know the Regs Just Got Fined $31K for Poaching Violations