PRADCO Fishing ramps up to help medical community with donations
The specific products being manufactured for donation are face shields, frames and hand sanitizer. There is a big need at hospitals and clinics for these items.
Learning to live with grizzlies
As bears were hibernating in their dens this winter, the Blackfeet Stockgrowers Association held a meeting in Choteau to provide a space for ranchers like Mark Hitchcock to talk about working alongside the growing number of grizzly bears on the Rocky Mountain Front.
Man sentenced to 3 years in prison for poaching
One of the largest poaching cases in state history results in the first prison sentence for first-degree unlawful hunting of big game since the charge became a ranked felony.
Great spring project for kids: The Outdoor News Wood Duck Challenge!
Since 1989, the Wood Duck Challenge has been an Outdoor News institution that encourages youth under the age of 18 to construct and install a wood duck nesting box. For access to complete plans and instructions, check out this video!
Trifecta for New Hampshire hunters
Results from 2019 deer, bear and spring turkey seasons among the best ever.
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Monster lake trout bests state record – by nearly 10 pounds
The 37.7-pound fish might have been around when the previous record lake trout, a 28-pounder, was caught in 1958.
Chinook returns in Columbia River could be near-record low
This year's forecasted return of 81,700 upriver spring chinook is up 12% from last year's return of 73,100, which was the lowest since 1999.
Ice fishing tip: Using spoons to catch more late-season panfish
Small spoons tipped with plastics, worms, or minnow heads and tails will attract more perch, crappies, and sunfish thus boosting your odds of catching more fish.
DNA testing confirms first wolf pack in Colorado in 70 years
Parks and wildlife officials confirmed a sighting of six wolves in January about 2 miles from the site of the elk carcass.
Smuggled elk poses a mystery for Montana wildlife officials
This unusual 2-year-old elk harvested 16 months ago in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains is FWP's "Elk Zero.''
Nothing to grouse about in Maine, where bird lures hunters
Some biologists and hunting enthusiasts in Maine believe the state's stable population of grouse could help tourism while other parts of the country see declines of the popular game birds.
Asian carp roundup in Kentucky opens new front in battle
Much of the focus has been on limiting their northerly migration and keeping them out of the Great Lakes, where experts say they could devastate a $7 billion fishing industry. That effort features an underwater electric barrier near Chicago, water sampling for carp DNA, subsidies for commercial fishers and experiments with a mass roundup-type harvest.
Pope and Young Club names new world-record black bear
The massive bear scored 23-5/16 and was shot in Morris County, New Jersey.
Iowa deer kill numbers take a tumble
Hunters take about 14,000 less whitetails in 2019 than the previous year. Wildlife experts say that while there are a number of factors that likely contributed to the decline, the most prominent is the outbreak of hemorrhagic disease that killed thousands of deer across the state.
A reprieve for some northern pike in Utah Lake
Instead of killing pike, anglers are asked to report, release tagged northerns caught in the lake.
QDMA 2020 Whitetail Report: record-low yearling buck harvest
National percentage of yearling bucks in the total antlered buck harvest fell to 30%, the lowest ever recorded.
In Iowa, CWD found in four new counties
New test results bring the total number of counties in Iowa where wild deer have tested positive to eight.
Officials to use new method to corral Asian carp in Kentucky
The fishing method is inspired by a traditional Chinese fishing technique. It involves setting a series of nets, underwater speakers and electrofishing gear to corral the carp.
Idaho wildlife officials criticized for killing more than 200 elk for research project
Idaho Department of Fish and Game criticized for its lack of transparency about the hunt, which occurred on private properties, often at night.
In South Dakota, Custer State Park bighorn population back from the brink
"It is a success story what the agency has done here, We've brought back a population to where we can now have a season again. That's pretty remarkable.''
Man kills grizzly in self-defense, keeps claws as a memento
But his actions bring charges.
Boy survives attack by Southern California mountain lion
The boy, 3, was grabbed by the neck and his father threw a backpack at the cougar. It let go of the child and grabbed the pack and climbed a tree.
Ice fishing tip: Stuck in one spot? Call the fish to you!
Not marking fish despite working a prime location? Try using flashy spoons or rattle baits to entice more fish into your icy zone.
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