Recent Wildlife Articles

In the heart of Wyoming, where winters usually hit hard and fast, this year's fishing scene tells a different story. Anglers across the state are facing an unusual holdup – major bodies of water like Boysen Reservoir and Flaming Gorge are still wide open in early December, pushing back the beloved

For decades, Idaho stood out as one of the last places where a guy from out of state could still roll the dice on a general-season deer or elk tag without praying to the draw gods. Show up in December, buy over-the-counter, and hunt some of the best public-land big game country in the Lower 48. Tha

Every hunter in Montana knows the drill: you wait all year for the Fish, Wildlife & Parks tentative season booklet, study the maps, argue with your buddies over quotas, and then—bam—two commissioners drop amendments at the eleventh hour that could completely flip your plans. That’s exactly what

Thanksgiving is over, the grill’s put away, and half the guys you know are already talking about ice augers and tip-ups. Most boats are shrink-wrapped, rods are leaning in the corner of the garage, and the only thing getting wet is the driveway when the snow melts. But here’s the truth a lot of fis

Tucked into the rolling Cookson Hills where the Ozarks start to fade into the plains, Tahlequah sits right on one of the clearest rivers you’ll ever fish in Oklahoma. Most folks know it as the capital of the Cherokee Nation – has been since 1839 – and home to the state’s oldest main street. But dri

For years, anyone who makes their living on the water in Alaska – or depends on what comes off those boats – has felt like they’re fighting with one hand tied behind their back. Sky-high fuel bills, labor costs that jumped 50% in two years, crab grounds that went quiet almost overnight, and Russian

As the chill of late fall settles over Minnesota's woods and fields, hunters are wrapping up a solid firearms deer season that's already outpacing last year's haul. By Thursday morning on November 20, 2025, the state had tallied 128,759 deer registered through the firearms hunt alone. When you fact

In the fading light of a Louisiana October evening, a routine deer hunt turned into a nightmare for Keith Price, a seasoned outdoorsman from New Iberia. As he stepped down from his deer stand with his young grandson by his side, an unexpected predator lurked in the shadows, ready to strike. What st

As the crisp fall air settles over Michigan's woods and fields, hunters across the state are racking up impressive numbers this deer season. With more than 157,000 deer taken since early September, the action is heating up, especially since the regular firearm opener kicked off with over 50,000 har

For a lot of us who’ve been chasing whitetails across southeast Ohio for decades, the news coming out of Columbus this week hit like a gut punch. The Ohio Wildlife Council just voted to slash bag limits in four hard-hit counties starting December 1st, the first day of gun week. If you hunt Athens,