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Antelope Hunting
This Wyoming Hunter Wants You to Buy a Deer Tag, But Not Use It
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Climate & Environment
Mystery Critter Photographed Near Texas Border Turns Out to Be … a Badger?
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Wild Game Power Rankings: What Species Have the Best Shot at Surviving Climate Change?
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Climate & Environment
The BLM Wants to Make Conservation a Bigger Land-Use Priority
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Climate & Environment
Brutal Winter Causing Huge Losses in Western Big Game Herds
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Climate & Environment
The Best Compost Tumblers
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Climate & Environment
Are Floating Ice Barriers the Cause of Lake Erie’s Deteriorating Fishery?
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Climate & Environment
Wolverine Spotted in Western Oregon for the First Time in Over 30 Years
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Climate & Environment
Millions of Dead Fish Clog Australian River in Catastrophic Fish Kill
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Climate & Environment
Feds Announce Plan to Restore Bison Populations and Improve America’s Grasslands
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Climate & Environment
Nearly 3,000 Aquatic Species Impacted by East Palestine Train Derailment
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Climate & Environment
Utah Closes All Shed Hunting Until May. Some Hunters Aren’t Happy About It
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Climate & Environment
Alaska’s Bristol Bay Receives Additional Protections from Pebble Mine in EPA Decision
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Climate & Environment
Biden Administration Bans Mining Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness
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Climate & Environment
Turn Your Old Christmas Tree into New Habitat for Game Fish
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Climate & Environment
Rare, Late-Season Wildfires Burn Through the Heart of Pennsylvania’s Elk Range
![Migratory waterfowl are in dire straits as the Great Salt Lake dries up.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/04/ducks_salt_lake-scaled.jpeg?w=675)
What Happens to Duck Hunting When the Great Salt Lake Dries Up?
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Climate & Environment
How Far Can Ducks Migrate in a Day? About 2,000 Miles
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Trout Fishing in the West Isn’t Doomed—If You’re Willing to Work for It
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Can Wildlife and Clean Energy Coexist in the West?
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Climate & Environment
New Report Provides a Roadmap for Sagebrush Conservation in the West
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Climate & Environment
“Red Tide” Is Causing a Massive Fish Kill in San Francisco Bay
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Climate & Environment
Two Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges Close to Bird Hunting Due to Extreme Drought
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Climate & Environment
Yellowstone’s Native Fish Populations Still Healthy in the Wake of June Floods
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Climate & Environment
Feral Hogs Are Invasive Pests, But They’ve Helped Australia’s Saltwater Crocs Rebound
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Climate & Environment
Rare Arctic Shark Found in Caribbean Waters
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Climate & Environment
Unauthorized Drones Are Jamming Efforts to Fight Wildland Fires in California
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Climate & Environment
Forest Fires Are Contributing to Trout Kills in the West
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Big Game Hunting
Texas Drought Is a Problem for Deer Herds and Antler Growth
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Climate & Environment
Largest Python Ever Captured in Florida Is Nearly 18 Feet Long
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Climate & Environment
Watch: Historic Flood Hits Yellowstone, Spurs Evacuation from National Park
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Climate & Environment
Wisconsin Waters Are Warming. Its Walleye Fishing and Stocking Programs Are in Trouble
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Climate & Environment
50,000 Menhaden and Other Fish Species Killed Near Baltimore After Sewage Leak
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Climate & Environment
Watch: Boaters Flee Massive Wave Caused by Rockslide in Lake Powell
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Climate & Environment
13 Evacuate from Michigan Hunting Camp as Wildfire Burns Thousands of Acres
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Climate & Environment
Could North Dakota’s 30 Inches of “Duck Snow” Save Your Duck Season?
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Climate & Environment
Two Years of Hurricanes Have Caused $579 Million in Damages to Louisiana Fisheries
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Climate & Environment
Warm Water, Drought Conditions Take Heavy Toll on Endangered Salmon in California
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Climate & Environment
Officials Close Sportfishing on Washington Coastal Rivers to Protect Steelhead
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Climate & Environment
Gas Prices: The Limiting Factor in Hunting Access That No One Talks About
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