Grizzly Bears Will Remain on Endangered Species List, Feds Say
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied petitions to delist grizzly bears Wednesday, saying the species is still threatened ...
Feds’ Expansion of Okefenokee NWR Could Help Prevent a Proposed Mine There — If It Sticks
The plan announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would expand the wildlife refuge by more than 20,000 acres.
Why Duck Hunters Die
Compared to statistically risky activities like horse racing, boxing, or mountaineering, duck hunting is pretty safe. In fact ...
Landing This 8-Foot Catfish, Possibly the Largest Ever Caught in the UK, Was Like ‘Walking 12 German Shepherds’ at Once
A carp angler caught an enormous Wels catfish at a pay-lake complex just outside of London. The 150-pound catfish could be ...
Ranchers Submit $582K Bill for Colorado Wolf Damages, Which Could Drain the State’s Depredation Fund Entirely
As Colorado ranchers affected by wolves seek compensation from the state, they're also asking wildlife commissioners to pause ...
Podcast: Wolves Will Be Delisted, Public-Land Transfer Attempts Will Fail, and Other 2025 Predictions
Our hunting and conservation editor makes some bold predictions about what outdoorsmen and conservationists can expect in the new year.
‘I Hadn’t Shot a Deer All Year.’ Hunter Tags Unicorn Buck in the Final Days of Muzzleloader Season
A hunter in Ohio went out during the late muzzleloader season in hopes of finally filling his tag. He ended up tagging a ...
Sixth Grader Tags Nearly 600-Pound Black Bear While Hunting with His Grandpa
Young hunter Hudson Edgar’s encounter with a massive black bear in North Carolina could land him in the Boone and Crockett ...
Montana Sues Yellowstone National Park for Having ‘Utterly Failed’ to Manage Its Bison Herd
Montana officials have made good on legal threats to sue the National Park Service over what they say is mismanagement of its ...
Pacific Northwest Angler Earned $164K for Catching Pikeminnow, Shattering the Payout Record
Every year, recreational anglers in Oregon and Washington can get paid to harvest Northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and ...
Poachers Caught with 76 Pounds of Illegally Speared Bass in Urban Texas Lake
Texas game wardens cited two poachers after being caught with over 76 pounds of illegally speared black bass from Austin's ...
A Manhattan Legislator Aims to End New York’s Pheasant Stocking Program. Here’s Why All Bird Hunters Should Be Concerned
Without its stocking program, pheasant hunting opportunities in the state of New York would not exist, according to the ...