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A buck lays down on a Wisconsin deer farm.

Minnesota Banned New Deer Farms in Order to Slow CWD. Now Farmers Are Suing Minnesota Banned New Deer Farms in Order to Slow CWD. Now Farmers Are Suing

A dumpster and trash cans flipped over by grizzly bear.

Yellowstone Officials Kill Grizzly Bear That Was Flipping Over 800-Pound Dumpsters Yellowstone Officials Kill Grizzly Bear That Was Flipping Over 800-Pound Dumpsters

By Kris Millgate

A grizzly bear crosses the road

Proposal to Keep Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Is ‘Ludicrous,’ Say Western Lawmakers Proposal to Keep Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Is ‘Ludicrous,’ Say Western Lawmakers

A dark colored grizzly bear resembling a black bear stands in brush.

Idaho Hunter Self-Reports Bear Identification Error After Mistaking a Grizzly for a Black Bear Idaho Hunter Self-Reports Bear Identification Error After Mistaking a Grizzly for a Black Bear

By Alice Jones Webb

A man wrestled a wild turkey in a cemetery in New Hampshire

Watch: Man Wrestling a Wild Turkey in Cemetery ‘Not a Good Look,’ Says Investigating Game Warden Watch: Man Wrestling a Wild Turkey in Cemetery ‘Not a Good Look,’ Says Investigating Game Warden

By Natalie Krebs

A deer walks by an arch at Yellowstone National Park.

Private Land Is Being Developed in the West. National Park Tourists Would Pay to Help Stop It Private Land Is Being Developed in the West. National Park Tourists Would Pay to Help Stop It

By Christine Peterson

A pronghorn antelope, crawls under a barbed wire fence.

Coloradans Just Tore Down a Bunch of Barbed Wire Fencing to Help Wild Game Coloradans Just Tore Down a Bunch of Barbed Wire Fencing to Help Wild Game

A dead elk killed by wolves with blood on the concrete.

California Sheriff Declares His County ‘Under Siege’ from Gray Wolves California Sheriff Declares His County ‘Under Siege’ from Gray Wolves

By Natalie Krebs

Two Ohio game wardens with the award they received from the Pope and Young Club in April.

Ohio Game Wardens Who Busted CJ Alexander Honored with Pope and Young Award Ohio Game Wardens Who Busted CJ Alexander Honored with Pope and Young Award

A gray wolf released in Colorado

Coloradans Who Oppose Wolf Reintroduction Can’t Agree on How to Try Ending It Coloradans Who Oppose Wolf Reintroduction Can’t Agree on How to Try Ending It

A buck pronghorn antelope

Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation

By Andrew McKean

A trail camera image of a whitetail doe protecting a fawn from a black bear.

Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn

By Alice Jones Webb

Grizzlies in the rain

Researchers Just Said California Could Support Up to 1,700 Grizzly Bears Researchers Just Said California Could Support Up to 1,700 Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

a bobcat stares into a trail camera lens

Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video

A home on private land in Pennsylvania.

Game Wardens Can Surveil Private Land with Trail Cams. But That’s Now Being Challenged in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Game Wardens Can Surveil Private Land with Trail Cams. But That’s Now Being Challenged in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court

Seized taxidermy collection

A Georgia Collector Was Fined $900K for the Largest Taxidermy Bird Collection Ever Seized A Georgia Collector Was Fined $900K for the Largest Taxidermy Bird Collection Ever Seized

By Natalie Krebs

Breeder bucks stand inside a pen in Texas.

This Bill Would Give Deer Breeders a Free Pass to Ignore Alabama’s CWD Laws This Bill Would Give Deer Breeders a Free Pass to Ignore Alabama’s CWD Laws

A Mexican wolf stands in tall grass.

‘The Situation Is Not Tolerable.’ New Mexico County Declares State of Emergency Over Mexican Wolves Killing Livestock, Pets ‘The Situation Is Not Tolerable.’ New Mexico County Declares State of Emergency Over Mexican Wolves Killing Livestock, Pets

Wild horse herd in Wyoming.

Feds Planning to Gather Whole Herds of Free-Roaming Horses in Checkerboard Region of Wyoming Feds Planning to Gather Whole Herds of Free-Roaming Horses in Checkerboard Region of Wyoming

Three New Hampshire conservation officers hold three whitetail deer mounts in front of a patrol truck.

Corrections Officer Arrested for Poaching Big Bucks in New Hampshire Corrections Officer Arrested for Poaching Big Bucks in New Hampshire

By Alice Jones Webb

A large herd of elk graze in a farmer's field in Wyoming.

Wyoming Ranchers Are Getting Paid to Let Elk Graze Their Land Wyoming Ranchers Are Getting Paid to Let Elk Graze Their Land

By Alice Jones Webb

Coolers, buckets, and bags full of dead fish seized from poachers.

Oregon’s 7-Hour Fishing Season Ends with 2,500 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Smelt Seized by Police Oregon’s 7-Hour Fishing Season Ends with 2,500 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Smelt Seized by Police

A USFWS employee runs an airboat across Tule Lake.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rehire Fired Employees with Backpay U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rehire Fired Employees with Backpay

A grey wolf moves across a winter landscape.

Wolves Ranged into 14 Colorado Counties Even as Petition to Halt Reintroduction Advances Wolves Ranged into 14 Colorado Counties Even as Petition to Halt Reintroduction Advances

A velvet mule deer rack and other antlers seized by Utah wildlife officials.

Poached Bucks Up for Auction in Utah, Along with Hundreds More Skulls and Hides Poached Bucks Up for Auction in Utah, Along with Hundreds More Skulls and Hides

A mountain lion stands on a pine tree branch.

As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season

By Alice Jones Webb

A still image showing a drone operator using a drone to help rescue a deer.

Watch Police Use a Drone to Rescue a Doe and Two Fawns from an Icy Lake Watch Police Use a Drone to Rescue a Doe and Two Fawns from an Icy Lake

A grizzly in Wyoming.

This Former Game Warden Could Be the New USFWS Director. Here’s His Record on CWD, Wolves, and Grizzlies This Former Game Warden Could Be the New USFWS Director. Here’s His Record on CWD, Wolves, and Grizzlies

By Andrew McKean

A herd of caribou trotting across the tundra.

Alaska Officials Push to Continue Culling Grizzly Bears to Save Caribou Alaska Officials Push to Continue Culling Grizzly Bears to Save Caribou

By Alice Jones Webb

A biologist kneels beside a gray wolf.

One of Colorado’s Released Wolves Was Killed by Federal Officials in Wyoming One of Colorado’s Released Wolves Was Killed by Federal Officials in Wyoming

By Natalie Krebs

A drake pintail takes off from a NWR in Alaska

Several Duck Species Included in ‘Tipping Point List’ as New Report Sounds Alarm Over U.S. Bird Declines Several Duck Species Included in ‘Tipping Point List’ as New Report Sounds Alarm Over U.S. Bird Declines

By Alice Jones Webb

Baby wombat hate catches innocent social media users

A Wildlife Photographer Was Wrongly Tagged in the Viral Baby Wombat Post. Then Came the Death Threats A Wildlife Photographer Was Wrongly Tagged in the Viral Baby Wombat Post. Then Came the Death Threats

By Natalie Krebs

A Texas lawmaker poses with a whitetail deer.

Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish the State Wildlife Agency That Regulates Deer Breeders Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish the State Wildlife Agency That Regulates Deer Breeders

Michael Beaulieu with a caribou

Hunting Influencer Sues B.C. Game Warden for $2.4M Over ‘Obsession’ and Alleged Harassment Hunting Influencer Sues B.C. Game Warden for $2.4M Over ‘Obsession’ and Alleged Harassment

By Natalie Krebs

A young cougar kitten hides near a truck tire in the snow.

Cougar Kittens Confirmed in Michigan for the First Time in a Century Cougar Kittens Confirmed in Michigan for the First Time in a Century

By Alice Jones Webb

A smallmouth bass with a sucker lodged in its throat.

A New Plan to Flush Smallies Out of the Grand Canyon Seems to Be Working. Some Western Lawmakers Want to Squash It A New Plan to Flush Smallies Out of the Grand Canyon Seems to Be Working. Some Western Lawmakers Want to Squash It

A barred owl flies through the trees.

Lawmakers Ask Trump to Stop the $1.3 Billion Plan to Shoot 450,000 Non-Native Barred Owls Lawmakers Ask Trump to Stop the $1.3 Billion Plan to Shoot 450,000 Non-Native Barred Owls

By Alice Jones Webb

A charter boat captain tosses a striped bass into a dock container.

Supreme Court Upholds Tighter Fishing Regs for Striped Bass, Rejecting Pleas from Charter Captains Supreme Court Upholds Tighter Fishing Regs for Striped Bass, Rejecting Pleas from Charter Captains

By Alice Jones Webb

‘You Shot Me in the Head and I’m Done.’ Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years After Assaulting Game Warden ‘You Shot Me in the Head and I’m Done.’ Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years After Assaulting Game Warden

national wildlife refuge USFWS employee

As Trump Attempts to Reform Federal Government, Hunters and Anglers Face ‘Unintended Consequences’ As Trump Attempts to Reform Federal Government, Hunters and Anglers Face ‘Unintended Consequences’

By Andrew McKean

A chef poses with a giant nutria in front of a large barbecue grill.

Feds Want You to Eat More BBQ Swamp Rat to Save Your Local Marsh Feds Want You to Eat More BBQ Swamp Rat to Save Your Local Marsh

By Alice Jones Webb

A hunter glasses for game from atop a snowy ridge.

Utah Wants to Prevent Anti-Hunter Takeover by Requiring All Wildlife Board Members to Have a Hunting License Utah Wants to Prevent Anti-Hunter Takeover by Requiring All Wildlife Board Members to Have a Hunting License

A grizzly bear walking through the woods in the snow.

The Endangered Species Act Has Been ‘Warped by Decades of Radical Environmental Litigation,’ Says Lawmaker Who Wants to Overhaul It The Endangered Species Act Has Been ‘Warped by Decades of Radical Environmental Litigation,’ Says Lawmaker Who Wants to Overhaul It

By Natalie Krebs

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

Colorado Approves Ranchers’ $343K Wolf Compensation Claims, Nearly Draining the State’s Budget for It Colorado Approves Ranchers’ $343K Wolf Compensation Claims, Nearly Draining the State’s Budget for It

By Alice Jones Webb

An old cowboy ropes a California grizzly bear

When Grizzlies Ruled California When Grizzlies Ruled California

By George Laycock

An oregon man was sentenced for poaching elk and mule deer

Serial Poacher Somehow Gets a Lifetime Hunting Ban for the Third Time Serial Poacher Somehow Gets a Lifetime Hunting Ban for the Third Time

By Natalie Krebs

Florida black bear hunt proposed

Florida Is Finally Considering a Black Bear Season Again Florida Is Finally Considering a Black Bear Season Again

By Natalie Krebs

A pod of hippos in a river in Colombia.

Hundreds of ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Terrorizing Colombia. This Biologist Has Agreed to Help Track Them Down Hundreds of ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Terrorizing Colombia. This Biologist Has Agreed to Help Track Them Down

A whitetail doe stands in the shadows.

Texas Wardens Uncover Black-Market Whitetail Breeding Ring that Smuggled ‘Ghost Deer’ Texas Wardens Uncover Black-Market Whitetail Breeding Ring that Smuggled ‘Ghost Deer’

Four hog trappers with a pile of 41 wild pigs.

Hog Trappers Removed 41 Destructive Feral Pigs in One Go. Here’s How They Did It Hog Trappers Removed 41 Destructive Feral Pigs in One Go. Here’s How They Did It

Poll: 65 Percent of Westerners Oppose Giving States Control of Federal Land

Poll: 65 Percent of Westerners Oppose Giving States Control of Federal Land Poll: 65 Percent of Westerners Oppose Giving States Control of Federal Land

By Christine Peterson

what do grizzly bears eat?

What Do Grizzly Bears Eat? These 55+ Favorite Foods What Do Grizzly Bears Eat? These 55+ Favorite Foods

mature whitetail buck in grass

How Long Do Deer Live? How Long Do Deer Live?

A grizzly bear runs fast through water toward the camera.

How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You

florida invasive species

Invasive Species in Florida: The 10 Worst Invaders Invasive Species in Florida: The 10 Worst Invaders

By Alan Clemons

Beginner’s Guide to Timber Stand Improvement: How to Manage Your Woods for Deer and Other Wildlife Beginner’s Guide to Timber Stand Improvement: How to Manage Your Woods for Deer and Other Wildlife

By Josh Honeycutt

wolf eats whitetail deer

What Do Wolves Eat? What Do Wolves Eat?

A whitetail deer feed in a clover food plot.

What Do Deer Eat? Almost Anything, But These 80+ Foods Are Their Favorites What Do Deer Eat? Almost Anything, But These 80+ Foods Are Their Favorites

An illustration of a bedded pronghorn with president teddy Roosevelt lying in the brush behind it

President Teddy Roosevelt Conserved Millions of Acres of Federal Lands. It Was His Greatest Legacy President Teddy Roosevelt Conserved Millions of Acres of Federal Lands. It Was His Greatest Legacy

By Jim McCafferty

Moose in Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park Has Too Many Moose Rocky Mountain National Park Has Too Many Moose

By Kris Millgate

A mountain lion feeding on a dead deer.

Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down

By Christine Peterson

A porta-potty blind and a haybale blind.

Texas Game Wardens Are Too Smart for Porta-Potty Poachers and Hay-Bale Blinds Texas Game Wardens Are Too Smart for Porta-Potty Poachers and Hay-Bale Blinds

By Phil Bourjaily

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

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

A wolf in the snow in Wyoming

A Bill That Would’ve Outlawed Running Over Wolves, Coyotes with Snowmachines Failed in Wyoming A Bill That Would’ve Outlawed Running Over Wolves, Coyotes with Snowmachines Failed in Wyoming

By Christine Peterson