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NJ black bear hunt moves forward after delays

Conservation

New Jersey Black Bear Hunt Moves Forward After Court Delays New Jersey Black Bear Hunt Moves Forward After Court Delays

Michigan deer starved to death

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Michigan Couple ‘Abandoned’ Deer Farm During Divorce, Starved 41 Deer to Death Michigan Couple ‘Abandoned’ Deer Farm During Divorce, Starved 41 Deer to Death

The Benelli M1 Super 90 was one of the best shotguns ever built.

Hunting

Canada’s Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban Would Include Many Common Hunting Rifles and Shotguns Canada’s Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban Would Include Many Common Hunting Rifles and Shotguns

President Biden protects Avi Kwa Ame National Monument

Conservation

Biden Administration Pledges to Protect 450,000 Acres with New National Monument in Southern Nevada Biden Administration Pledges to Protect 450,000 Acres with New National Monument in Southern Nevada

New Jersey black bear hunt gets halted

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New Jersey Judge Halts Black Bear Hunt Just Days Before the Opener New Jersey Judge Halts Black Bear Hunt Just Days Before the Opener

moose charges people on beach

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Angry Moose Compilation Video Shows Just How Dangerous They Can Be Angry Moose Compilation Video Shows Just How Dangerous They Can Be

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Montana Judge Dissolves Temporary Limits on Wolf Hunt Montana Judge Dissolves Temporary Limits on Wolf Hunt

seizure buck video

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Video: Did This Buck Have a Seizure While Working a Scrape? Video: Did This Buck Have a Seizure While Working a Scrape?

OR mass waterfowl casualty

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Waterfowl Fall from the Sky by the Hundreds as Lunar Eclipse Coincides with Snowstorm in Central Oregon Waterfowl Fall from the Sky by the Hundreds as Lunar Eclipse Coincides with Snowstorm in Central Oregon

By Keegan Sentner

mink mayhem in ohio

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Thousands of Mink Are Causing Mayhem in Ohio After Being Sprung from a Farm Thousands of Mink Are Causing Mayhem in Ohio After Being Sprung from a Farm

Wolves in New York

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Wolves in New York? Here’s What a Comeback Might Look Like Wolves in New York? Here’s What a Comeback Might Look Like

By Christine Peterson

pennsylvania wildfires elk range

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Rare, Late-Season Wildfires Burn Through the Heart of Pennsylvania’s Elk Range Rare, Late-Season Wildfires Burn Through the Heart of Pennsylvania’s Elk Range

By Keegan Sentner

Hanson Pusey given lifetime hunting ban for turkey poaching

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Turkey Poacher Becomes First Person in Indiana to Get Lifetime Hunting Ban Turkey Poacher Becomes First Person in Indiana to Get Lifetime Hunting Ban

New Jersey voted to pass a black bear hunt

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New Jersey Reinstates Black Bear Hunting Season This December New Jersey Reinstates Black Bear Hunting Season This December

Elk with antler stuck in head

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Utah Bull Elk Photographed with Broken Antler Sticking Out of Its Head Utah Bull Elk Photographed with Broken Antler Sticking Out of Its Head

Conservation

Want to Honor Our Military Veterans? Take Them Hunting Want to Honor Our Military Veterans? Take Them Hunting

By Russell Worth Parker

veterans get free access to federal public land

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Veterans and Gold Star Families Can Now Get Free Lifetime Passes to Federal Public Lands Veterans and Gold Star Families Can Now Get Free Lifetime Passes to Federal Public Lands

whole alligator inside python

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Watch: Researchers Find a Whole Alligator Inside an 18-Foot-Long Burmese Python Watch: Researchers Find a Whole Alligator Inside an 18-Foot-Long Burmese Python

Watch: Wolf Chases Cyclist Through Dutch National Park

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Watch: Wolf Chases Cyclist Through Dutch National Park Watch: Wolf Chases Cyclist Through Dutch National Park

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In Washington State, Hunters May No Longer Be “Necessary to Manage Wildlife” In Washington State, Hunters May No Longer Be “Necessary to Manage Wildlife”

By Andrew McKean

Migratory waterfowl are in dire straits as the Great Salt Lake dries up.

Conservation

What Happens to Duck Hunting When the Great Salt Lake Dries Up? What Happens to Duck Hunting When the Great Salt Lake Dries Up?

The 12-ton Ely Chain works across pinyon-juniper forest.

Conservation

Watch This 25,000-Pound Battleship Anchor Chain Rip Through Juniper in Nevada Watch This 25,000-Pound Battleship Anchor Chain Rip Through Juniper in Nevada

bighorn sheep on highway

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The Key to Solving Big-Game Migration Conflicts? Roadkill The Key to Solving Big-Game Migration Conflicts? Roadkill

By Andrew McKean

A bighorn sheep was poached in western Colorado on Oct. 31.

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Desert Bighorn Ram Killed and Left by a Poacher in Colorado Desert Bighorn Ram Killed and Left by a Poacher in Colorado

pintail flew to russia 1

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How Far Can Ducks Migrate in a Day? About 2,000 Miles How Far Can Ducks Migrate in a Day? About 2,000 Miles

Wild turkeys in a roost in Montana.

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Turkey Federation Gets $50 Million Grant to Battle Wildfires Turkey Federation Gets $50 Million Grant to Battle Wildfires

By Andrew McKean

cougars killing wolves in washington

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Cougars Are Killing Gray Wolves in Washington State Cougars Are Killing Gray Wolves in Washington State

josh and sarah bowmar

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Celebrity Hunters Strike Deal, Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Lacey Act Celebrity Hunters Strike Deal, Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Lacey Act

alligator trail camera photo

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Photographer Captures Incredible Nighttime Videos of Alligators Hunting, Mating, and Fighting Photographer Captures Incredible Nighttime Videos of Alligators Hunting, Mating, and Fighting

Alligator eats other alligator

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Video: Alligator Stalks Egret, Only to Get Eaten by Other Giant Gator Video: Alligator Stalks Egret, Only to Get Eaten by Other Giant Gator

Coyote chases deer into bison herd

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Watch: Yellowstone Mule Deer Escapes Coyote by Hiding in a Stampeding Herd of Bison Watch: Yellowstone Mule Deer Escapes Coyote by Hiding in a Stampeding Herd of Bison

first ever black lynx spotted

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First Ever All-Black Canada Lynx Captured on Camera in the Yukon First Ever All-Black Canada Lynx Captured on Camera in the Yukon

hands holding trout

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Trout Fishing in the West Isn’t Doomed—If You’re Willing to Work for It Trout Fishing in the West Isn’t Doomed—If You’re Willing to Work for It

By Christine Peterson

flock of mallards adobe stock

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Waterfowl Numbers Are Up While Most Bird Species Are in Decline, and Birders Should Pay Attention to Why Waterfowl Numbers Are Up While Most Bird Species Are in Decline, and Birders Should Pay Attention to Why

By Keegan Sentner

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Video: Bull Moose Have Brutal Fight in Family’s Driveway—Then One Jumps Into a Pickup Truck Video: Bull Moose Have Brutal Fight in Family’s Driveway—Then One Jumps Into a Pickup Truck

Shooting range access would prevent people from shooting signs like this one.

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This Bill Would Put a Public Shooting Range in Every National Forest in the Country This Bill Would Put a Public Shooting Range in Every National Forest in the Country

By Andrew McKean

Pronghorn antelope walking past a wind farm.

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Can Wildlife and Clean Energy Coexist in the West? Can Wildlife and Clean Energy Coexist in the West?

Rebecca Heasley hit by deer on run

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Deer Kicks 5K Runner in the Head, Rips Off Part of Her Ear—and She Still Walked to the Finish Line Deer Kicks 5K Runner in the Head, Rips Off Part of Her Ear—and She Still Walked to the Finish Line

Burmese pythons in a smugglers pants.

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New Yorker Busted with Burmese Pythons in His Pants at the Canadian Border New Yorker Busted with Burmese Pythons in His Pants at the Canadian Border

Report Finds That New Mexico’s Elk Licensing System Favors Wealthy Landowners and Out-of-Staters Over Residents

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Report Finds That New Mexico’s Elk Licensing System Favors Wealthy Landowners and Out-of-Staters Over Residents Report Finds That New Mexico’s Elk Licensing System Favors Wealthy Landowners and Out-of-Staters Over Residents

male grizzly kills cub

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Video: Large Male Grizzly Kills Another Bear in Yellowstone National Park Video: Large Male Grizzly Kills Another Bear in Yellowstone National Park

Vehicle fire after deer collision

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SUV Bursts into Flames After Striking a Deer on Minnesota Highway SUV Bursts into Flames After Striking a Deer on Minnesota Highway

Hunting

Are Grizzlies and Polar Bears Hybridizing in Alaska? Are Grizzlies and Polar Bears Hybridizing in Alaska?

sagebrush_report_conservation

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New Report Provides a Roadmap for Sagebrush Conservation in the West New Report Provides a Roadmap for Sagebrush Conservation in the West

bull moose fight

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Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull

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If I Were America’s Public Lands Czar, Here’s How I’d Fix Access If I Were America’s Public Lands Czar, Here’s How I’d Fix Access

By Andrew McKean

Deer jumps over moving car

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Police Dashcam Video: Deer Leaps Over Moving Car Police Dashcam Video: Deer Leaps Over Moving Car

Migrating mule deer

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Researchers Are Now Able to Predict Mule Deer Migrations Using Habitat and Forage Rather Than GPS Collars Researchers Are Now Able to Predict Mule Deer Migrations Using Habitat and Forage Rather Than GPS Collars

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Why Congress Must Pass Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Why Congress Must Pass Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

By Andrew McKean

A warthog chases a leopard

Conservation

Watch This Vicious Mama Warthog Chase a Leopard Off Her Piglets Watch This Vicious Mama Warthog Chase a Leopard Off Her Piglets

Pacu in Florida.

Fishing

Florida Has Become the Budget-Friendly Amazon for Anglers Florida Has Become the Budget-Friendly Amazon for Anglers

dead menhaden in Gulf of Mexico

Fishing

900,000 Fish Were Netted, Killed, and Dumped Back into the Gulf of Mexico. Not Many People Know or Care 900,000 Fish Were Netted, Killed, and Dumped Back into the Gulf of Mexico. Not Many People Know or Care

usfws duck hunter

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USFWS Will Expand Hunting and Fishing at 18 National Wildlife Refuges While Phasing Out Lead Ammo and Tackle There USFWS Will Expand Hunting and Fishing at 18 National Wildlife Refuges While Phasing Out Lead Ammo and Tackle There

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish spent two weeks finding the deer head in the Rio Grande.

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Poacher Is Hit With a Hefty Fine After Illegally Killing a 232-Inch Buck. But Is It High Enough? Poacher Is Hit With a Hefty Fine After Illegally Killing a 232-Inch Buck. But Is It High Enough?

Grant Woods sold America's most famous whitetail property, the "Proving Grounds."

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Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America

Killer whales hunting

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Video Showing Killer Whales’ Hunting Tactics Demonstrates Why Orcas Are the Ultimate Predators Video Showing Killer Whales’ Hunting Tactics Demonstrates Why Orcas Are the Ultimate Predators

By Alex Robinson

USDA lifts a ban on importing hunter-harvested waterfowl meat from Canada.

Hunting

USDA Walks Back Canada Waterfowl Ban, Will Allow Hunters to Bring Meat Across the Border USDA Walks Back Canada Waterfowl Ban, Will Allow Hunters to Bring Meat Across the Border

A whitetail buck dunks his head underwater on trail camera to eat.

Conservation

Trail Cam Video Shows Georgia Whitetail Eating Corn Under Water Trail Cam Video Shows Georgia Whitetail Eating Corn Under Water

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USDA Bans Importation of All Hunter-Harvested Waterfowl from Canada the Day After Hunting Season Opens USDA Bans Importation of All Hunter-Harvested Waterfowl from Canada the Day After Hunting Season Opens

pintail drake seedskadee

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Pintails Hit Their Lowest Population in Decades. Some Researchers Think We Could be Miscounting Them Pintails Hit Their Lowest Population in Decades. Some Researchers Think We Could be Miscounting Them

By Keegan Sentner

Conservation

Study That Suggests Chronic Wasting Disease Can Infect Humans May Be Flawed, According to Top Researchers Study That Suggests Chronic Wasting Disease Can Infect Humans May Be Flawed, According to Top Researchers

By Andrew McKean

Luke Resop MSU graduate student putting a GPS collar on buck 140 in Mississippi.

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This Buck Swims Across the Mississippi River and Back Every Year During an 18-Mile Migration This Buck Swims Across the Mississippi River and Back Every Year During an 18-Mile Migration

SF baykeeper fish kill photo

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“Red Tide” Is Causing a Massive Fish Kill in San Francisco Bay “Red Tide” Is Causing a Massive Fish Kill in San Francisco Bay

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge closed to all bird hunting this week.

Conservation

A Pacific Waterfowl Oasis Ran Out of Water. These Duck Hunters Are Footing the Bill for Some More A Pacific Waterfowl Oasis Ran Out of Water. These Duck Hunters Are Footing the Bill for Some More