Keith Combs wins season-ending Bassmaster title on Mille Lacs
Defending champ and Minnesotan Seth Feider finishes 13th; Brandon Palaniuk is Angler of the Year.
Apps, books, and collegiate websites to assist with fall bird ID
Less sexy than spring migration, the autumn departure of raptors, waterfowl, and songbirds offers a lengthy birding season plus gorgeous pre-winter weather.
Report: Led by Great Lakes area, U.S. sees increase in fishing participation
Hunting numbers drop, as well as hunting expenditures, but related expenditures and hunting-related expenses see increases.
'Telethon' during Bassmaster event on Mille Lacs to aid fish and wildlife employees in Florida, Texas
They were among the first responders in the back-to-back catastrophic hurricanes that slammed those two states. After they worked to rescue people, many returned to their homes to find them severely damaged or destroyed.
Taking advantage of shorter days and autumn heat for successful midday fishing
The fall bite for northern pike, largemouth bass, and other species just might improve when the water temperatures peak in the afternoon.
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Wyoming wild game bird farm hopes to breed sage grouse
Farm would be the first in the U.S. to rear greater sage grouse for release in the wild.
Fall angling checklist: A preseason checkup for your ice fishing electronics
For more success when ice appears this fall, test your sonar, GPS, and other ice fishing gadgets now – during the off season.
In South Dakota, first documented hemorrhagic disease deer deaths in 2017
EHD was recently confirmed by laboratory analysis in a white-tailed deer in eastern Harding County and a white-tailed deer in western Butte County.
Southern Iowa seeing barn owl nesting boom
State wildlife experts are crediting a series of mild winters and an abundance of meadow vole prey in grasslands.
Tough Projects at Home or on the Farm? Work smarter.
There’s something to be said for having the right tool for any job. Basically, if you have the right tools and a little know-how, you can make tough projects easy.
Disease caused by bug bites suspected cause in Tennessee deer deaths
Likely cause is Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease. A severe outbreak of the disease occurred in the state in 2007, too.
In South Dakota, mentored hunting program teaches safety to youngsters
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks has been providing a way for children ages 10-15 to try the sport before investing in a license and a hunter's safety course.
River herring, hurt by dams and climate, might be endangered
The fish live in rivers from Maine to Florida, and conservationists have long made the case that their declining populations pose a major problem for the health of ecosystems along the East Coast.
Hunting seasons expected to go on amid Montana wildfires
FWP director: “It is critical to be careful, and be safe."
In Nebraska, northern bobwhite abundance increases statewide
Pheasant abundance appears similar to last year and prairie grouse numbers have declined, according to Upland Game Hunting Outlook.
Mixed signals heading into Iowa pheasant season
But state wildlife biologist says he expects almost a repeat of 2016 pheasant season, where hunters harvested about 250,000 roosters.
Oregon lowers bag limit for summer steelhead
Oregon officials expect the reduced bag limit for hatchery steelhead will be temporary, but it marks a conservative beginning to a season that's expected to be hampered by low returns. As of Monday, only 70,000 hatchery and 25,000 wild steelhead have passed Bonneville Dam – 30 percent of the most recent 10-year average.
Disease takes toll on North Dakota bighorns – and hunting license numbers
Five of the once-in-a-lifetime licenses available, three fewer than last year, after summer survey finds 83 rams in the western Badlands, 21 fewer than in 2016.
How to capture a Lake Erie grass carp, and what fish biologists can learn from the project
Increased knowledge of grass carp in western Lake Erie gained through research project allows natural resource agencies to collaboratively develop science-based management approaches.
Groups sue to protect Yellowstone bears as hunts anticipated
Idaho, Montana and Wyoming are planning limited public hunting of the region's roughly 700 bears, although no hunts are expected this year.
With growing cougar population, Utah officials recommend larger hunt
Division of Wildlife Resources models estimate there are between 1,900 and 4,000 adult cougars living in the state.
Business leaders want Mexican wolves in Grand Canyon area
They say the wolf-recovery efforts will have economic and environmental benefits.
Idaho officials reject bait hunting plan targeting wolves
Idaho hunters are already allowed to kill wolves attracted to bait put out for bears. The change could have allowed hunters to target wolves with bait outside bear season.
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