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Yellowstone Declares War on Rainbow Trout: What the Buffalo Creek Closure Means for the West's Most Important Fishery Late August in the Lamar Valley is about as close to wilderness perfection as the American West still offers — wolf packs moving through sage flats at dawn, bison standing knee-dee

10 Scenic Road Trips Everyone Should Take Image credit: Gentleman's Pursuits/Canva If you’re itching to hit the open road and soak in some jaw-dropp

Victor Garcia, Washington's Newest Fish and Wildlife Commissioner, Dies After 17 Months of Service Victor Garcia — a retired schoolteacher, lifelong fisherman, and dedicated hunter from Skagit County — brought exactly the kind of real-world, boots-on-the-ground perspective that conservation bodies

Michigan Drops the "Rifle Line": What the September 12 Rule Change Means for Over 600,000 Hunters Few regulations in American deer hunting have carried as much geographic weight as Michigan's so-called "rifle line." For decades, that invisible boundary — running roughly from Muskegon on the west t

The Deadliest Insects in the American Backcountry Image credit: Flux.1 The American backcountry is one of the most rewarding places a man can spend

Oregon's Push to Lock Down Hunting and Fishing Rights in the State Constitution In a state better known for its Portland craft breweries and progressive ballot initiatives, a quieter but consequential fight is now unfolding in Salem and across Oregon's rural counties — one that could permanently r

Squirrel Hunting Tricks Your Grandpa Knew There's a good chance the first animal you ever hunted wasn't a trophy whitetail or a bugling bull elk. For a whole lot of us, it was a gray squirrel — spotted from the edge of a hardwood thicket on a cool October morning, the kind of morning where the fro

Utah's 2026 Hunting Season Just Got a Lot More Complicated — And the Reasons Why Should Concern Every Hunter in the West The Utah Wildlife Board convened on August 20, 2026, for what many expected to be a routine public meeting. What emerged was a cascade of emergency decisions driven by two separ

7 Essential Tips for National Forest Camping Image credit: Gentleman's Pursuits/Canva Camping in a national forest is a badass way to unplug, soak u

Colorado's November Showdown: Voters Will Decide Whether Hunting and Fishing Belong in the State Constitution Come November 3, 2026, Colorado voters will face a question that goes far beyond the trout streams and elk meadows of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado voters will decide whether to enshrine h