Recent Hunting And Fishing Articles

A One-Buck Limit, Shorter Seasons, and a Shifting Landscape for the Great Lakes State The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has put forward one of the most significant overhauls to the state's deer hunting regulations in recent memory, and hunters across the state are paying close attention

The 2026 Wisconsin fishing season is shaping up to be one of the more significant in recent memory, with the state's Department of Natural Resources rolling out earlier start dates, updated regulations, and changes designed to put more anglers on the water with more opportunities to catch fish. Whe

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument sat off-limits to commercial fishermen for years. That changed in early 2026, when President Trump signed a proclamation reopening its waters to commercial fishing — a move that sent ripples through the New England fishing industry and re

Missouri hunters got some welcome news and a familiar dose of caution in the same breath this spring, as the state Conservation Commission signed off on a set of changes to the 2026 hunting seasons that reflect two very different wildlife management realities playing out across the Show-Me State.

The days of gaming the Texas licensing system are coming to an end. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved a sweeping set of new proof of residency requirements for anyone looking to purchase a recreational hunting or fishing license in the Lone Star State — and the rules have some re

For decades, hunters have been the backbone of wildlife conservation in America — funding it, practicing it, and living it. Now, the National Park Service is making it official and asking skilled hunters to step up and do what they do best inside two federally managed properties where invasive spec

Deer season may be over in New York, but the conversations about it never really stop. Lately, the talk has gotten louder — and more specific. Across hunting forums and Facebook groups, a particular rumor has been making the rounds, and it has a lot of New York hunters paying close attention even a

Brody Harshbarger sits on the Idaho Fish and Game Commission — the body responsible for setting hunting regulations and overseeing the entire state fish and game department. Now he's the one facing a stack of hunting-related criminal charges that read like a textbook list of what not to do in the f

Montana set out to shrink its wolf population. The numbers tell a different story. When Montana's legislature passed a mandate in 2021 ordering the state to reduce its wolf numbers, wildlife managers rolled out some of the most aggressive hunting and trapping regulations the state had ever seen

After Decades of Recovery, the State's 2 Million Wild Alligators Are Rewriting the Rules of the Hunt Louisiana has a gator problem — and it's the best kind of problem to have. Decades after the American alligator was pushed to the edge of extinction and hunting was banned entirely in the state bac