Recent Wildlife Management Articles
Montana's Prison Pheasant Program Sparks Hunting Debate
Behind Bars and Into the Field: Montana's Prison Pheasant Program Is Growing — and So Is the Debate On a stretch of fenced agricultural land at the Montana State Penitentiary in Deer Lodge, a couple dozen ring-necked pheasants pace the wire walls of a flight pen, their iridescent feathers catching
Louisiana Opens First Recreational Alligator Hunting Season
Louisiana Opens the Swamp to Sportsmen: Inside the State's First-Ever Recreational Alligator Hunting Season For the first time in the history of Louisiana's storied outdoor tradition, the ancient, armor-plated residents of its bayous and marshes are fair game for the average sportsman — not just c
Why Deer Processing Costs Are Killing Herd Management
Who's Really Killing Deer Management? Let's be straight with each other for a minute. Every fall, millions of American hunters pull on their boots, grab their gear, and head into the woods with the best intentions — take more deer, help manage the herd, maybe donate some meat to people who need it
New York's Deer Overpopulation Crisis and the Hunting Fix
New York's Deer Problem Just Got a New Solution — And Hunters Are the Key For years, anyone who has driven the backroads of the Hudson Valley at dusk, or cut through the farm country stretching between Rochester and Buffalo, has noticed it: more deer, more often, seemingly everywhere. That observa
Colorado Pushes to Enshrine Hunting and Fishing Rights in Constitution
Colorado Hunters and Anglers Push to Lock Their Rights into the State Constitution A well-funded conservation campaign is making a serious run at rewriting the Colorado Constitution, and the outdoor community is paying close attention. The T. Roosevelt Conservation Alliance has launched a campaign
What the June 24 Natural Resources Board Meeting Means for Hunters
What's at Stake at the Natural Resources Board Meeting on June 24, 2026 There are meetings that set the tone for a single season, and then there are meetings that shape the entire arc of how hunters and anglers will operate for years to come. The Natural Resources Board meeting scheduled for June
Maine's Moose Hunt Season Split Is Dividing the North Woods
Maine's Moose Hunt Is About to Change — and Not Everyone in the North Woods Is Happy About It Deep in the north woods of Maine, where logging roads dead-end into bog-lined meadows and bull moose push through alder thickets at first light, a regulatory debate is unfolding that has hunters, outfitte
