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A big trophy mule deer buck.

Hunting

Auction vs. Raffle Tags: Should States Stop Selling Big-Game Tags to the Highest Bidder? Auction vs. Raffle Tags: Should States Stop Selling Big-Game Tags to the Highest Bidder?

By Andrew McKean

A trio of Dall sheep on a ridge, which nonresidents must hunt with a guide.

Conservation

California Man Charged with 48 Alaska Game Violations After Allegedly Falsifying License Info, Hunting Bears, Sheep, and Goats Without a Guide California Man Charged with 48 Alaska Game Violations After Allegedly Falsifying License Info, Hunting Bears, Sheep, and Goats Without a Guide

A broomed bighorn ram in South Dakota.

Conservation

Deadly Pneumonia Hits Bighorn Sheep in Prime South Dakota Unit Deadly Pneumonia Hits Bighorn Sheep in Prime South Dakota Unit

A white shark nicknamed LeeBeth surfaces in the water.

Conservation

Great White Shark Makes Record 2,000-Mile Journey from South Carolina to Mexico Border Great White Shark Makes Record 2,000-Mile Journey from South Carolina to Mexico Border

Elk eating hay in Montana.

Hunting

States Want to Issue Lots of Transferrable Big-Game Tags to Landowners. Regular Hunters Want to Stop Them States Want to Issue Lots of Transferrable Big-Game Tags to Landowners. Regular Hunters Want to Stop Them

By Andrew McKean

Thieves are sawing antlers off skulls and selling them to shed buyers.

Hunting

Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing

A bighorn sheep was poached and beheaded.

Conservation

Reward for Intel on Oregon Bighorn Poacher Hits $4,500 as Conservation Orgs Chip in Reward for Intel on Oregon Bighorn Poacher Hits $4,500 as Conservation Orgs Chip in

A flock of Canada geese takes off from a snowy river bank.

Conservation

A Stretch of the Yellowstone River Long-Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Might Reopen Soon. Some Hunters Aren’t Thrilled A Stretch of the Yellowstone River Long-Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Might Reopen Soon. Some Hunters Aren’t Thrilled

A miniature whitetail deer stands in a backyard.

Conservation

Man Photographs Mutant Miniature Deer in His Backyard Man Photographs Mutant Miniature Deer in His Backyard

A wildfire in Texas is killing quail.

Conservation

The Biggest Fire in Texas History Will Help Quail Someday. Right Now It’s Killing Them The Biggest Fire in Texas History Will Help Quail Someday. Right Now It’s Killing Them

Conservation

The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data? The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data?

By Christine Peterson

Two dead sawfish found dead in Florida.

Fishing

Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

Two men paddle a canoe across Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

Conservation

Feds Say Mining Company Can’t Divert 1.4 Million Gallons Water per Day from Georgia Wildlife Refuge Feds Say Mining Company Can’t Divert 1.4 Million Gallons Water per Day from Georgia Wildlife Refuge

A wildlife biologist next to a breeding ball; holding up a Burmese python.

Conservation

Florida Python Trackers Remove Two Giant Mating Balls in Record Day of Snake Hunting Florida Python Trackers Remove Two Giant Mating Balls in Record Day of Snake Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

An orca swims by itself.

Conservation

Watch: Orca Kills and Eats Great White Shark on Its Own, Stunning Scientists Watch: Orca Kills and Eats Great White Shark on Its Own, Stunning Scientists

A gray wolf walks through the snow in Yellowstone National Park.

Conservation

Montana Authorities Are Investigating a Suspected Wolf Poaching Near Yellowstone Montana Authorities Are Investigating a Suspected Wolf Poaching Near Yellowstone

Poached deer antlers rest on the hood of a police vehicle.

Conservation

Tennessee Man Who Poached 20 Deer from the Road, Threatened to Kill a Landowner Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban Tennessee Man Who Poached 20 Deer from the Road, Threatened to Kill a Landowner Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban

A deer disease like arterial worm makes this deer have puffy cheeks.

Conservation

9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know 9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know

Screenshots of a hawk being attacked by muscovy ducks and a guy rescuing them

Conservation

Watch: “The Hawk’s Gotta Die,” Man Tells Buddy Who Breaks Up Bird Fight Watch: “The Hawk’s Gotta Die,” Man Tells Buddy Who Breaks Up Bird Fight

By Natalie Krebs

A giant white sturgeon lays on a dock.

Conservation

Oregon Man Does Jail Time for Poaching 7-Foot White Sturgeon, Estimated to Be 80 Years Old Oregon Man Does Jail Time for Poaching 7-Foot White Sturgeon, Estimated to Be 80 Years Old

A drone-mounted camera shows a wounded buck in the woods.

Hunting

Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone

A coyote walks across the snow in Canada.

Conservation

Coydog, Coywolf, or Coyote? A Complete Guide to Eastern Canids Coydog, Coywolf, or Coyote? A Complete Guide to Eastern Canids

A pack of hogs in Texas as seen through a drone-mounted thermal imaging camera.

Conservation

Mississippi Has a Wild Hog Problem. Lawmakers Think Legalizing Drones for Hunting Them Will Help Mississippi Has a Wild Hog Problem. Lawmakers Think Legalizing Drones for Hunting Them Will Help

A bull moose in a field in Denali National Park.

Conservation

Two Men Poached a Moose in Denali National Park, Then Abandoned the Meat Because They Were Scared of Bears Two Men Poached a Moose in Denali National Park, Then Abandoned the Meat Because They Were Scared of Bears

A dead Fin whale washed up on a beach.

Conservation

Photos: Endangered Whale Found on Oregon Beach Was Attacked by Orcas Photos: Endangered Whale Found on Oregon Beach Was Attacked by Orcas

A bull elk looks across grassy plains.

Conservation

Man Busted for Allegedly Killing 42 Elk, Selling Meat for Cash at a Rest Stop Man Busted for Allegedly Killing 42 Elk, Selling Meat for Cash at a Rest Stop

wolves wisconsin

Conservation

Retired Game Warden Under Investigation After Shooting a Collared Wolf in Wisconsin. He Claims Self Defense Retired Game Warden Under Investigation After Shooting a Collared Wolf in Wisconsin. He Claims Self Defense

Dead snow geese with avian influenza are frozen into a lake.

Conservation

The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video

Two hunters in Texas with a plains zebra.

Conservation

There’s Now a Jurassic Park for Vanishing Wildlife. It’s Called Texas There’s Now a Jurassic Park for Vanishing Wildlife. It’s Called Texas

Story by Dac Collins, Photographs by Jeff Wilson

Conservation

Minnesota Congressman Posts Viral Video of Wolf Killing Deer at Logging Site. Calls for Delisting Minnesota Congressman Posts Viral Video of Wolf Killing Deer at Logging Site. Calls for Delisting

Wildlife biologists and houndsmen with a cougar they fitted with a GPS collar.

Conservation

Utah Mountain Lion Makes 1,000-Mile Journey to Colorado, Where It’s Killed by Another Cougar Utah Mountain Lion Makes 1,000-Mile Journey to Colorado, Where It’s Killed by Another Cougar

A living buck drags a dead buck around by the antlers, and a shed hunter crouches next to the shed antlers and dead buck.

Conservation

Watch: Locked-Up Buck Sheds Its Antlers, Freeing Itself from Dead Rival Watch: Locked-Up Buck Sheds Its Antlers, Freeing Itself from Dead Rival

A dead mountain lion was discovered in Arkansas.

Conservation

A Dead Cougar Was Found in Arkansas for the First Time in a Decade. Experts Aren’t Sure What Killed It A Dead Cougar Was Found in Arkansas for the First Time in a Decade. Experts Aren’t Sure What Killed It

Michel Beaulieu poses with a shed bighorn sheep horn.

Conservation

A Hunting T.V. Show Host Who Says He Didn’t Know the Regs Just Got Fined $31K for Poaching Violations A Hunting T.V. Show Host Who Says He Didn’t Know the Regs Just Got Fined $31K for Poaching Violations

A herd of elk in Nebraska

Conservation

Nebraska Politicians Are Jeopardizing $20M in Wildlife Funding, Partly Because a Senator Can’t Catch Fish Nebraska Politicians Are Jeopardizing $20M in Wildlife Funding, Partly Because a Senator Can’t Catch Fish

By Andrew McKean

A flock of Marco Polo sheep rest on a hillside.

Conservation

Montana Man Charged for Illegally Cloning and Breeding Marco Polo Sheep from Central Asia Montana Man Charged for Illegally Cloning and Breeding Marco Polo Sheep from Central Asia

Kansanans culling jackrabbits during a Dust Bowl rabbit drive.

Hunting

The Dust Bowl Jackrabbit Drives Were the Darkest Days of Small-Game Hunting in America The Dust Bowl Jackrabbit Drives Were the Darkest Days of Small-Game Hunting in America

By Natalie Krebs

Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops

Conservation

Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops

A mountain lion jumps over a man standing below.

Conservation

Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him

A black bear sits in a green field.

Conservation

Florida Rep Cites ‘Crack Bears’ in Effort to Legalize Killing Black Bears in Self Defense Florida Rep Cites ‘Crack Bears’ in Effort to Legalize Killing Black Bears in Self Defense

A mule deer buck lowers his head in Canada.

Conservation

British Columbia Records First Instances of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Whitetail and a Mule Deer British Columbia Records First Instances of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Whitetail and a Mule Deer

A man interacts with Kodiak bear cubs in Florida.

Conservation

Body Cam Footage: Kodiak Bear Cubs Found Wandering Down Road in Florida, Thousands of Miles from Native Range Body Cam Footage: Kodiak Bear Cubs Found Wandering Down Road in Florida, Thousands of Miles from Native Range

A taxidermy polar bear on display.

Conservation

Mysterious Polar Bear Heist Has Canadian Authorities Scratching Their Heads Mysterious Polar Bear Heist Has Canadian Authorities Scratching Their Heads

A grizzly bear runs fast through water toward the camera.

Survival

How Fast Can a Bear Run? How Fast Can a Bear Run?

High fence deer could hold the key to CWD resistance.

Conservation

Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in camo secures a tag around the antlers of a nice elk.

Hunting

Why Everybody Loves to Hate Nonresident Elk Hunters Why Everybody Loves to Hate Nonresident Elk Hunters

By Andrew McKean

A hunter sits beside a dall ram, and looks into a steep alpine basin.

Hunting

Welcome to the New, Uncertain Era of DIY Sheep Hunting Welcome to the New, Uncertain Era of DIY Sheep Hunting

Chase Cominsky sits on a curb and talks to police.

Conservation

Walleye Tournament Cheater’s Deer Poaching Charges Dropped Walleye Tournament Cheater’s Deer Poaching Charges Dropped

A grizzly bear walks over dead timber in the woods.

Conservation

Montana Man Killed a Grizzly, Threw Its GPS Collar in the River, and Hid Its Claws in a Hollow Tree, Feds Allege Montana Man Killed a Grizzly, Threw Its GPS Collar in the River, and Hid Its Claws in a Hollow Tree, Feds Allege

New York poacher Kevin Butler was caught on trail camera.

Conservation

Poachers Posed as Photographers, Hikers in ‘Elaborate Scheme’ to Kill Big Urban Bucks Poachers Posed as Photographers, Hikers in ‘Elaborate Scheme’ to Kill Big Urban Bucks

An alligator lies submerged under ice with its nose poking through to breath.

Conservation

Watch: Alligator Frozen Stiff in Icy Pond Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Brumating Watch: Alligator Frozen Stiff in Icy Pond Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Brumating

A flock of Canada geese stand on a riverbank in North Dakota.

Conservation

North Dakota Saw a Record Number of Canada Geese This Winter North Dakota Saw a Record Number of Canada Geese This Winter

A grizzly bear walks through a snowy forest in Yellowstone National Park.

Conservation

After 31 Years, Feds Move Ahead with Plans to Introduce Grizzlies to Bitterroot Mountains After 31 Years, Feds Move Ahead with Plans to Introduce Grizzlies to Bitterroot Mountains

A mountain lion tom peeks through some branches.

Conservation

Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition

poachers with redacted faces pose with a pile of wood ducks

Conservation

Poachers Who Shot 100-Plus Wood Ducks Over Bait Get Caught After Posting to Social Media Poachers Who Shot 100-Plus Wood Ducks Over Bait Get Caught After Posting to Social Media

A composite image of screenshots from a video that shows a cougar dragging a whitetail deer into the woods.

Conservation

Watch: Michigan Cougar Kills a Deer in Rare Trail Cam Footage Watch: Michigan Cougar Kills a Deer in Rare Trail Cam Footage

smallmouth bass

Fishing

How Fish Create “Countries” in River Systems How Fish Create “Countries” in River Systems

cooper's hawk on a branch

Opinion

Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Killing Hawks Because One Snatched His Constituent’s Cat Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Killing Hawks Because One Snatched His Constituent’s Cat

polar bear walking on Alaskan tundra

Conservation

A Polar Bear Died from Bird Flu in Alaska A Polar Bear Died from Bird Flu in Alaska

bogus flyer feed bears tahoe, feature

Opinion

Some Dude Named Steven Says We Should Feed Lake Tahoe’s ‘Suffering’ Bears. That’s a Terrible Idea Some Dude Named Steven Says We Should Feed Lake Tahoe’s ‘Suffering’ Bears. That’s a Terrible Idea

jaguar on trail camera in arizona

Conservation

Watch: Rare Trail Cam Footage Shows New Jaguar in Arizona Watch: Rare Trail Cam Footage Shows New Jaguar in Arizona

A herd of winter elk feeding in a field at sunset.

Conservation

New ‘Elk Rent’ Program to Pay Ranchers Each Day Herds Are on Their Land New ‘Elk Rent’ Program to Pay Ranchers Each Day Herds Are on Their Land

By Andrew McKean

megalodon tooth next to great white shark tooth

Conservation

Deep-Sea Expedition Turns Up Ancient Megalodon Tooth in Historic Discovery Deep-Sea Expedition Turns Up Ancient Megalodon Tooth in Historic Discovery

woman photographs mule deer in national park

Opinion

Chronic Wasting Disease Has Been Detected in Yellowstone. That Could Be a Good Thing Chronic Wasting Disease Has Been Detected in Yellowstone. That Could Be a Good Thing