Recent Wildlife Articles

Stumbling across a fresh rub or scrape in the woods gets any hunter's heart racing. These territorial markers have long been considered prime indicators of deer activity, guiding decisions about stand placement and hunting strategies. But new research from the University of Georgia reveals somethin

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department just dropped a documentary that's getting serious attention from hunters and wildlife enthusiasts across the West. " Carrying Capacity: The Hunt for Resilience " went live online January 19th, and it's already sparking conversations about one of the toughest cha

For generations, commercial fishing operations across the Great Lakes have caught millions of pounds of fish each year, carved out the choice fillets, and tossed the rest. Heads, guts, skin, scales—all of it went straight to landfills or got dumped as low-value waste. That era appears to be over.

The final weeks of waterfowl season along the Atlantic coast are proving what veteran hunters have known for years: sometimes the best shooting comes when everyone else has packed up their decoys. From Massachusetts to Long Island, recent cold weather patterns have pushed significant numbers of duc

The waters surrounding Nantucket may define its character, but lately it's what's happening on land that's capturing attention. The island's deer population has exploded to levels that state wildlife officials describe as staggering, and the community's response is breaking records in ways nobody a

After weeks of nonstop downpours that turned every coastal river into a chocolate milk torrent, the Pacific Northwest finally caught a break. The rain stopped, the skies cleared, and now the long-awaited dry stretch is here. For steelhead anglers who have been watching gauges and waiting for the ri

In the crisp woods and open fields of Minnesota, the 2025 deer season turned out to be one for the books. Hunters across the state came home with more success stories than in recent years, marking a solid rebound in deer numbers that many outdoorsmen have been waiting for. This uptick isn't just ab

For years, Missouri hunters have lived with a quiet tension over how the state handles chronic wasting disease in the deer herd. On December 15, the Missouri Department of Conservation made it official: they are stopping the targeted removal program that used sharpshooters to take out deer in spots

Every winter, a unique event unfolds on the frozen surface of Black Lake in northern Michigan. It's the state's lake sturgeon spearing season – an outing so brief that it often wraps up before most folks finish their morning coffee. For 2026, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has set the

Out in the rugged landscapes of western Colorado, something big is stirring—literally. Wild bison, those massive icons of the American frontier, are getting a fresh shot at survival thanks to a new approach from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). But this isn't just about saving animals; it's openi