More from Dac Collins (Page 2)

A close-up of a Gore-Tex label on a rain jacket.
Gear

Gore-Tex Used ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Its Gear and Lied to Customers About It, ‘Greenwashing’ Lawsuit Alleges

By Dac Collins

A Florida panther is collared and looked over by wildlife biologists.
Conservation

This Florida Panther Is the Fattest Cat Ever Captured in the State

By Dac Collins

A Florida poacher busted for killing a protected tundra swan.
Conservation

Florida Man Who Shot a Tundra Swan in Front of Birdwatchers Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban

By Dac Collins

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep stands atop a ridge.
Big Game Hunting

$1.3 Million Bighorn Sheep Tag Sets Record for Most Expensive Auction Tag Ever

By Dac Collins

Two hunters walk up a canyon trail.
Conservation

Wyoming Senators Demand 50 Million Acres of Federal Land. It’s Part of a Coordinated Land-Grab by Western States

By Dac Collins

A sunset over Holloman Lake.
Hunting

After Record Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Were Found in a New Mexico Lake, Hunters Are Urged to Contact Their Doctors

By Dac Collins

Anti-poaching rangers perform demonstration in Kruger Park.
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

A pile of dead vultures found in the Gulf.
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

A juvenile steelhead trout from a southern California creek.
Climate & Environment

As L.A. Wildfires Burn, Fish Rescuers Use Buckets, Backpacks to Save 271 of the Last Remaining Steelhead in SoCal Creek

By Dac Collins

A whitetail buck in the South.
Conservation

Georgia Confirms Its First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease

By Dac Collins

Two photos of duck hunters after successful mallard hunts.
Survival

Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler

By Dac Collins

Colorado officials stand over a wolf crate in the dark.
Climate & Environment

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Releases Second Batch of Wolves Amid Threats, Rumors, and Growing Controversy

By Dac Collins

A field ranger in South Africa holds a radio.
Conservation

Hunting for Poachers Amid South Africa’s Bloody Wildlife War

By Dac Collins

A mule deer buck in snowy woods.
Big Game Hunting

Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Quadruple Hunting License Application Fees

By Dac Collins

A steelhead in California.
Climate & Environment

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

By Dac Collins

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

Grizzly Bears Will Remain on Endangered Species List, Feds Say

By Dac Collins

A bald cypress grows out of the swamp in the Okefenokee.
Conservation

Feds’ Expansion of Okefenokee NWR Could Help Prevent a Proposed Mine There — If It Sticks

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Dac Collins

A cleaning table full of pikeminnows; a man fishes from a powerboat.
Fishing

Pacific Northwest Angler Earned $164K for Catching Pikeminnow, Shattering the Payout Record

By Dac Collins

Football players get ready for the snap.
Hunting

Patriots Hall-of-Famer Caught Turkey Hunting Behind Stadium Says ‘I Hunted that Property Forever’

By Dac Collins

A bowhunter with a giant Rocky Mountain bull elk.
Big Game Hunting

Bowhunter with 86 Bulls to His Credit Tags a Pending World-Record Elk

By Dac Collins

A collage of big bucks from 2024.
Big Game Hunting

The Biggest Bucks of 2024

By Dac Collins

CJ Alexander buck
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

A polar bear walks toward the camera on rocky ground.
Animal Attacks

‘Now I Know My Husband Would Die for Me.’ Man Fights Off Polar Bear that Attacked His Wife in Their Driveway

By Dac Collins

A whitetail deer stands in tall grass.
Conservation

Feds Are Officially Reimbursing Hunters Who Shoot Non-Tox on These 7 Refuges

By Dac Collins

A coho salmon swims upriver in a California stream.
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

A herd of mule deer in a residential yard.
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

A gray wolf walks in front of an elk herd.
Big Game Hunting

The Return of Wolves to Colorado Will Change Elk Hunting There. Here’s How

By Dac Collins

mountain lion on a rock
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

wolf released in colorado
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

An angler with world-record-sized muskie.
Fishing

Record Chaser Teams Up with Local Fishing Legend to Catch Pending World-Record Muskie

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Dac Collins

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Dac Collins

An Alaskan brown bear in heavy brush.
Animal Attacks

Alaskan Deer Hunter Mauled by Brown Bear Survives Bite to the Head

By Dac Collins

A red squirrel in a tree in New Mexico.
Hunting

State Officials Cancel Squirrel Hunting Event Amid Outrage from Anti-Hunters

By Dac Collins

The best fly rods for trout tested by the author
Fishing

The Best Trout Fly Rods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Dac Collins

A grizzly bear stands on a hillside in Yellowstone National Park.
Animal Attacks

Bowhunter Rescued by Helicopter After He Was Treed by a Grizzly in Montana

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Dac Collins

A mountain lion walks through a Colorado pine forest.
Animal Attacks

Colorado Camper Killed Mountain Lion with a Shovel as It Fought His Husky

By Dac Collins

Two photos show a brown bear attacking and killing another bear.
Animal Attacks

Brown Bear Kills a Sow in NPS Livestream, Reminding Shocked Viewers that Alaska’s Bears Are Indeed Wild

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Dac Collins

A backyard view of a lake in Pennsylvania.
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

A brown trout caught on a fly.
Fishing

Diaries from The One Fly, the Strangest Fishing Contest in America

By Dac Collins

A family of grizzly bears feeds on an elk carcass hanging from a tractor.
Big Game Hunting

Hunter Criticized for Letting Grizzlies Feed on Elk Carcass Didn’t Do Anything Illegal, Officials Say

By Dac Collins

A view of a doe from a drone.
Big Game Hunting

Missouri Hunters Can Now Use Drones to Recover Deer, Turkeys, and Other Game

By Dac Collins

A herd of elk in the sagebrush.
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

A Colorado bowhunter with mule deer buck.
Big Game Hunting

Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain

By Dac Collins

A Missouri bowfisherman holds up a record grass carp.
Carp Fishing

Missouri Bowfisherman Arrows State-Record Grass Carp After Losing It the Day Before

By Dac Collins

Six alligator hunters hold up a 14-foot gator.
Hunting

This Opening-Day Gator Is One of the Biggest Ever Killed in Mississippi

By Dac Collins

A grizzly bear surprised and attacked bowhunters in Idaho on Sept. 1.
Animal Attacks

Idaho Bowhunters Kill Grizzly in Self-Defense During ‘Surprise Encounter’ Near Yellowstone

By Dac Collins

A flock of pintails on a California wetland.
Conservation

Federal Officials Confirm Botulism Outbreak at Klamath Refuges, with 20,000 Birds Dead So Far

By Dac Collins

A wolf strolls along a hillside.
Conservation

The Wolf Pack Responsible for the Majority of Livestock Depredations in Colorado Will Be Relocated, Not Killed

By Dac Collins

Two college fishermen hold up bass at a Bassmaster tournament.
Bass Fishing

Podcast: Why Today’s College Anglers Are Tomorrow’s Bass Pros

By Dac Collins

Game wardens wearing body cameras.
Conservation

Should All Game Wardens Wear Body Cams? Washington State Thinks So

By Dac Collins

Two fishing buddies hold up black crappies.
Crappie Fishing

West Virginia Fishing Buddies Break State Crappie Record Twice in One Morning

By Dac Collins

Two college anglers hold up bass.
Bass Fishing

The Best Bass Fishing in America Is Happening on the College Circuit

By Dac Collins

A wolf near the Dalton Highway.
Animal Attacks

Wolf That Attacked and Bit Two People on Alaska Highway Still on the Loose, Troopers Say

By Dac Collins

A bowhunter shoots a bull elk.
Big Game Hunting

Watch: Utah Officials Reject Elk Hunter’s Claim that a Sheriff’s Deputy Stole His Bull Illegally

By Dac Collins

Houses with mountains in background.
Conservation

Don’t Let Politicians Convince You That Selling Public Lands Is the Solution to America’s Housing Affordability Crisis

By Dac Collins

Mountain Lion atop a Rocky Outcrop Looking Ahead into the Trees
Conservation

A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows

By Dac Collins

Fox hunters in the UK.
Hunting

UK Group Says Hunters Are an ‘Ethnic Minority’ in Need of Protection

By Dac Collins

black bear walks through the woods
Animal Attacks

Officials Track Down and Kill the Black Bear They Say Attacked a 3-Year-Old Girl in Her Tent

By Dac Collins

A greater prairie chicken on the prairie.
Climate & Environment

A 7,100-Acre Solar Farm Is Slated for What’s Left of Wisconsin’s Best Prairie Chicken Habitat

By Dac Collins