Recent Wildlife Articles

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is heading into 2027 with significantly fewer resources — and that means fewer fish in the water, fewer pheasants in the fields, and less money for the habitat work that keeps hunting and fishing worth doing in the first place. The agency is dealing

A federal judge has put the brakes on off-roading at one of California's most iconic recreational destinations, and thousands of families are now scrambling to adjust their plans. U.S. District Court Judge Anne Hwang issued a ruling last week banning off-highway vehicles from Oceano Dunes State

America's 5 Best Destinations To Retire And Fish Image credit: OpenAI As retirement approaches, many individuals are drawn to the idea of blending r

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

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.

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

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

A Global Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight Something is dying in the world's great rivers, and most people have no idea it's happening. The fish that have spent millions of years making some of the most remarkable journeys on the planet — crossing borders, navigating entire continents, traveling thousa

There's an old saying among serious hunters and anglers — the best spots are always a few miles past where the last guy quit walking. Turns out, the data agrees. A recently released report from Trout Unlimited has put hard numbers behind something outdoorsmen have known for generations: when it com