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A wolf trotting on trail camera.

Wildlife Management

California’s Third New Wolf Pack This Year Discovered in the Sierra Valley

A furry, brown bear suit with metal claws laid out on a wood floor.

Wildlife Management

Watch: Insurance Companies Paid Out Thousands After a Bear Broke in to Luxury Cars. It Was Clearly a Person in a Bear Suit

By Alice Jones Webb

taxidermied green-winged teal in flight

Wildlife Management

Researchers Build ‘Zombie Duck Drones’ and Robot Pheasants Out of Taxidermied Birds

By Alice Jones Webb

A herd of mule deer in a residential yard.

Wildlife Management

Officials Say Man Who Went on Urban Deer-Poaching Spree Also Killed … a Cow?

A cow moose stands in the snow.

Wildlife Management

Montana Hunters Were a ‘Tremendous Workforce’ in 10-Year Moose Study that Showed Stable Populations Statewide

mountain lion on a rock

Wildlife Management

Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists

Two anglers hold up red snappers.

Wildlife Management

Florida Voters Pass ‘Right to Fish and Hunt’ Amendment

By Natalie Krebs

wolf released in colorado

Wildlife Management

Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Has Cost Taxpayers Double What They Expected When They Voted to Approve it

Wildlife Management

Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists

By Andrew McKean

Grizzly 399 with cubs in Grand Teton National Park.

Wildlife Management

Grand Teton’s Famous Mother Grizzly 399 Was Killed by a Vehicle

By Alice Jones Webb

A Burmese python swallows a full-sized whitetail deer whole.

Wildlife Management

Scientists Photograph Giant Python Swallowing a Full-Sized Whitetail Whole in First-of-Its-Kind Discovery

Wildlife Management

Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

Wildlife Management

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

A grizzly sow and cub in Montana.

Wildlife Management

Montana’s New Grizzly Bear Plan Says It’s Ready to Take Back Management from the Feds

tim walz hunting

Wildlife Management

How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life

By Alex Robinson

Three deer stand in the middle of a gravel road in Wisconsin.

Wildlife Management

‘Senseless’ Poaching Ring Allegedly Killed ‘Well Over 100 Deer’ in Wisconsin and Harassed, Abused Other Wildlife

A photo of CJ Alexander with huge Ohio deer with text overlaid.

Wildlife Management

CJ Alexander Pleads Guilty to 14 Charges Related to Poaching Giant Ohio Buck

A pronghorn antelope, crawls under a barbed wire fence.

Wildlife Management

‘I Turned My Antelope Hunters Away.’ Wyoming Wildfires Have Been Devastating. They’re Also an Opportunity to Fix Fencing for Wildlife

Troy Landry of Swamp People failed to properly tag an American alligator.

Wildlife Management

‘Swamp People’ Star Troy Landry Charged in Gator Sting Operation

A screenshot of body-cam footage from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Wildlife Management

‘I Slashed His Tires.’ Body Cam Footage Shows Game Warden Running Down Salmon Thieves Who Broke into a Hatchery

Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.

Wildlife Management

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

A giant hybrid sheep that was bred illegally in Montana.

Wildlife Management

Montana Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Smuggling, Cloning, and Breeding Giant Hybrid Sheep

A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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

A backyard view of a lake in Pennsylvania.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

A Blind Mule Deer Tested Positive for the Plague in Idaho

A pile of illegally harvested catfish.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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

A smallmouth bass on the rocks.

Wildlife Management

$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.

Wildlife Management

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

mallards flying in the blue sky

Wildlife Management

Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

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

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

Moose Dies of Anthrax Outbreak in Wyoming

A flock of pintails on a California wetland.

Wildlife Management

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

A wolf strolls along a hillside.

Wildlife Management

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

A shark hunting

Wildlife Management

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

By Natalie Krebs

Game wardens wearing body cameras.

Wildlife Management

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

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

Wildlife Management

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

Wildlife Management

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

Mallards and pintails

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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

Wildlife Management

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

A bird that died of avian botulism.

Wildlife Management

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

Wildlife Management

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

RFK J with the dead black bear cub in 2014.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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

Wildlife Management

My Hunt for the Man-Eating Lions of Matiyani

By Scott Haugen

A biologist handles red drum fingerlings.

Wildlife Management

Texas Will Stock Its One Billionth Saltwater Gamefish This July

Florida outfitter Razzor Ranch hosted fraudulent Osceola turkey hunts

Wildlife Management

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

Wildlife Management

Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting?

By Christine Peterson

Yellowstone wolves

Wildlife Management

Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana

A mountain lion in a tree.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

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

A bobwhite quail in South Texas.

Wildlife Management

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

A bear in a forest in Romania.

Wildlife Management

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.

Wildlife Management

Podcast: Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned

By Alex Robinson

A young deer fawn lying in a prescribed burn area.

Wildlife Management

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

By Natalie Krebs

A USFWS biologist with a collared goose.

Wildlife Management

Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows

A grizzly bear in a meadow.

Wildlife Management

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