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A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.

Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know

By Andrew McKean

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

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

A backyard view of a lake in Pennsylvania.

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

A mule deer in the trees.

A Blind Mule Deer Tested Positive for the Plague in Idaho A Blind Mule Deer Tested Positive for the Plague in Idaho

A pile of illegally harvested catfish.

Catfish Trafficking Ring Busted in the South Allegedly Smuggled Trophy Cats into Pay Lakes and Across State Lines Catfish Trafficking Ring Busted in the South Allegedly Smuggled Trophy Cats into Pay Lakes and Across State Lines

A bunch of lionfish on a table.

‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney ‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney

A smallmouth bass on the rocks.

$100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control? $100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control?

A herd of elk in the sagebrush.

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

mallards flying in the blue sky

Where Are All the Ducks? Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

Biologists fit a GPS collar on a wolf on a tailgate.

Colorado Wolf Pack Captured and Relocated to “Secure Enclosure” Following Conflicts with Ranchers Colorado Wolf Pack Captured and Relocated to “Secure Enclosure” Following Conflicts with Ranchers

A big velvet iowa deer lying in the grass and with its cape at a taxidermist.

Iowa Officials Are Asking for Help After a 214-Inch Buck Got Poached and a New Deputy Botched the Investigation Iowa Officials Are Asking for Help After a 214-Inch Buck Got Poached and a New Deputy Botched the Investigation

A bull moose walks through the brush.

Moose Dies of Anthrax Outbreak in Wyoming Moose Dies of Anthrax Outbreak in Wyoming

A flock of pintails on a California wetland.

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

A wolf strolls along a hillside.

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

A shark hunting

Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage

By Natalie Krebs

Game wardens wearing body cameras.

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

A CWD-detection dog identifies a CWD-positive sample.

Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

Colorado High Schoolers Invent a Thermal AI Dashcam to Reduce Collisions with Deer

Colorado High Schoolers Invent a Thermal AI Dashcam to Reduce Collisions with Deer Colorado High Schoolers Invent a Thermal AI Dashcam to Reduce Collisions with Deer

Mallards and pintails

Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season

By Natalie Krebs

A grizzly sow walks on dirt with her cubs.

Watch: This Is the First-Ever Verified Sighting of a Grizzly Sow and Cubs on Vancouver Island Watch: This Is the First-Ever Verified Sighting of a Grizzly Sow and Cubs on Vancouver Island

By Alice Jones Webb

The Hollywood Cemetery buck compared to the James Walters buck.

Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook

By Natalie Krebs

Mountain Lion atop a Rocky Outcrop Looking Ahead into the Trees

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

A bird that died of avian botulism.

Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges

Watch: Snake Hunters Find Giant Python Being Eaten Alive by Ticks

Watch: Snake Hunters Find Giant Python Being Eaten Alive by Ticks Watch: Snake Hunters Find Giant Python Being Eaten Alive by Ticks

RFK J with the dead black bear cub in 2014.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits to Bizarre Prank That Involved Dumping a Dead Black Bear Cub in Central Park Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits to Bizarre Prank That Involved Dumping a Dead Black Bear Cub in Central Park

By Alice Jones Webb

A gray wolf in Oregon.

Colorado Seeks New Wolf Source After Colville Tribe Rescinds Offer to Help with Reintroduction Colorado Seeks New Wolf Source After Colville Tribe Rescinds Offer to Help with Reintroduction

Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot

By Andrew McKean

A New Hampshire wildlife officer with striped bass that were confiscated from a poacher.

East Coast Poacher ‘Caught Red-Handed’ with 14 Oversized Stripers Admitted He Planned to Sell Them East Coast Poacher ‘Caught Red-Handed’ with 14 Oversized Stripers Admitted He Planned to Sell Them

By Alice Jones Webb

A large elk herd on private land.

Montana Judge Says Landowners Don’t Have ‘Absolute Freedom’ to Kill Elk, and Allowing Public Hunting Doesn’t Infringe on Their Rights Montana Judge Says Landowners Don’t Have ‘Absolute Freedom’ to Kill Elk, and Allowing Public Hunting Doesn’t Infringe on Their Rights

A village gathers around four dead maneating lions

My Hunt for the Man-Eating Lions of Matiyani My Hunt for the Man-Eating Lions of Matiyani

By Scott Haugen

A biologist handles red drum fingerlings.

Texas Will Stock Its One Billionth Saltwater Gamefish This July Texas Will Stock Its One Billionth Saltwater Gamefish This July

Florida outfitter Razzor Ranch hosted fraudulent Osceola turkey hunts

Florida Guides Passed Off Pen-Raised Turkeys as Wild Osceolas to Unsuspecting Hunters, Officials Say Florida Guides Passed Off Pen-Raised Turkeys as Wild Osceolas to Unsuspecting Hunters, Officials Say

Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting? Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting?

By Christine Peterson

Yellowstone wolves

Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana

A mountain lion in a tree.

Wade Lemon, the Utah Outfitter Who Infamously Guided Donald Trump Jr., Will Do Prison Time for Running ‘Canned’ Mountain Lion Hunts Wade Lemon, the Utah Outfitter Who Infamously Guided Donald Trump Jr., Will Do Prison Time for Running ‘Canned’ Mountain Lion Hunts

A trio of feral hogs disturb the soil.

As If Feral Hogs Weren’t Bad Enough, They’re Probably Helping Spread Invasive Plants As If Feral Hogs Weren’t Bad Enough, They’re Probably Helping Spread Invasive Plants

A bobwhite quail in South Texas.

Texas Bird Hunters Helped Fund a New Drug That’s Saving Wild Quail Texas Bird Hunters Helped Fund a New Drug That’s Saving Wild Quail

A bear in a forest in Romania.

Brutal Bear Attack on 19-Year-Old Hiker Prompts Romanian Government to Cull Hundreds of Brown Bears Brutal Bear Attack on 19-Year-Old Hiker Prompts Romanian Government to Cull Hundreds of Brown Bears

HSUS's Maine state director, Katie Hansberry, hands out pamphlets at farmers market in the state in 2013, urging a referendum to be put on the ballot to ban bear hunting by baiting, with hounds or by trapping.

Podcast: Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned Podcast: Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned

By Alex Robinson

A young deer fawn lying in a prescribed burn area.

No, Your Prescribed Burn Isn’t Killing Loads of Fawns and Turkey Poults No, Your Prescribed Burn Isn’t Killing Loads of Fawns and Turkey Poults

By Natalie Krebs

A USFWS biologist with a collared goose.

Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows

A grizzly bear in a meadow.

Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears

A mountain lion in the trees.

Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

A grizzly bear eats an elk.

Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive

A fawn waiting for its mother to return.

With the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, It’s Now Illegal to Rehabilitate Fawns in Tennessee With the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, It’s Now Illegal to Rehabilitate Fawns in Tennessee

Four biologists with Atlantic sturgeon

Massive 200-Plus-Pound Sturgeon Caught Just Upriver from New York City Massive 200-Plus-Pound Sturgeon Caught Just Upriver from New York City

A pair of caribou with antlers face off on a tundra hillock.

BLM Officially Blocks the Ambler Road, a 211-Mile Industrial Corridor Through Alaska’s Iconic Brooks Range BLM Officially Blocks the Ambler Road, a 211-Mile Industrial Corridor Through Alaska’s Iconic Brooks Range

By Natalie Krebs

A family of loons in Washington State.

Officials Offer $6K Reward to Find the Poacher Who Shot a Family of Loons in Washington State Officials Offer $6K Reward to Find the Poacher Who Shot a Family of Loons in Washington State

A Missouri fawn with a tick infestation in its right eye.

Can Ticks Kill Fawns? As Ticks Get Worse, More Fawns Could End Up Like This Missouri Deer Can Ticks Kill Fawns? As Ticks Get Worse, More Fawns Could End Up Like This Missouri Deer

By Natalie Krebs

William shatner flips off the camera.

First Nations Group Demands Apology After William Shatner Tells Salmon Farmers to ‘Fck Off’ First Nations Group Demands Apology After William Shatner Tells Salmon Farmers to ‘Fck Off’

A polar bear in Canada.

Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Breeding in Canada. This Is Why Hybrids Might Become More Common Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Breeding in Canada. This Is Why Hybrids Might Become More Common

Two mule deer running away from recreation noise.

Watch: Elk and Deer Are More Pressured by Noisy Hikers Than Four-Wheelers, Study Finds Watch: Elk and Deer Are More Pressured by Noisy Hikers Than Four-Wheelers, Study Finds

By Natalie Krebs

A caribou herd on a hill.

Alaska Officials Kill 81 Bears, 14 Wolves to Help Caribou Calves Alaska Officials Kill 81 Bears, 14 Wolves to Help Caribou Calves

By Natalie Krebs

A screenshot of a video of a grizzly bear that looks like a black bear.

Idaho Hunter Avoids Charges for Killing Grizzly Because State Wildlife Officials Misidentified the Bear, Too Idaho Hunter Avoids Charges for Killing Grizzly Because State Wildlife Officials Misidentified the Bear, Too

montana mule deer

Montana Police Chief Faces Felony Charges for Illegally Hunting on Tribal Lands and Tampering with Witnesses Montana Police Chief Faces Felony Charges for Illegally Hunting on Tribal Lands and Tampering with Witnesses

By Alex Robinson

CJ Alexander buck 2

CJ Alexander Pleads Not Guilty to 23 Criminal Charges as Poaching Trial Begins in Ohio CJ Alexander Pleads Not Guilty to 23 Criminal Charges as Poaching Trial Begins in Ohio

By Hayden Sammak, By Dac Collins

The Wake Surfing Problem: Big Waves and Big Controversy Are Coming to a Lake Near You The Wake Surfing Problem: Big Waves and Big Controversy Are Coming to a Lake Near You

By Christine Peterson

An anti-hunting activist in bright clothing stands on top of a vehicle at a public boat ramp in Australia.

During Australia’s Duck Season ‘Circus’ Anti-Hunting Activists Will Steal Your Birds, Paddle Through Your Decoys, and Film Your Kids During Australia’s Duck Season ‘Circus’ Anti-Hunting Activists Will Steal Your Birds, Paddle Through Your Decoys, and Film Your Kids

Story and Photos by Natalie Krebs

A wolf runs through a field in Colorado.

Colorado Green-Lights Lethal Management of Gray Wolves, Under Certain Conditions Colorado Green-Lights Lethal Management of Gray Wolves, Under Certain Conditions

A gray wolf stands in a forest.

Hunter Who Mistakenly Killed a Wolf Hundreds of Miles from Its Home Range Won’t Be Charged Hunter Who Mistakenly Killed a Wolf Hundreds of Miles from Its Home Range Won’t Be Charged

Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort

By Andrew McKean

A mountain lion on a rock.

A Mountain Lion Was Shot in Alaska for the First Time in 35 Years A Mountain Lion Was Shot in Alaska for the First Time in 35 Years

invasive species shoes

This Italian Footwear Brand Is Making High-End Sneakers Out of Pythons, Carp, and Other Invasive Species This Italian Footwear Brand Is Making High-End Sneakers Out of Pythons, Carp, and Other Invasive Species

A whitetail doe's head rests in the leaves after a hunt.

Does Chronic Wasting Disease Infect Humans? Despite Shocking Headlines, Recent Research Suggests It Does Not Does Chronic Wasting Disease Infect Humans? Despite Shocking Headlines, Recent Research Suggests It Does Not

By Alex Robinson