Anticipating the first upland bird hunt of autumn 2018
It’s been eight months or more since you hunted grouse or woodcock, so cut yourself and your canine companion some slack while working out the early season kinks.
In Oregon, attack prompts questions on whether to kill more cougars
Hunters say they've seen the problem coming for years, ever since a ballot initiative in 1994 outlawed the use of hounds to hunt cougars.
Top locations for birding during the autumn migration
The fall season has reached a fever pitch for bird-watchers, and even a little time afield via these simple, accessible spots can produce action for your life list.
CWD reaches beyond U.S. borders and, for first time, into Quebec
Wildlife officials in neighboring Vermont on alert after confirmation in a captive red deer herd in the Canadian province.
New hunting tool? Air rifles have hit the big time
When states begin legalizing air rifles – and they will – for big game, these modern guns will become legitimate options for pursuing deer and other species.
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Millions in grants OK'd for wetlands, waterfowl conservation, access to public lands
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved $23.8 million in grants for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners to conserve or restore almost 135,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds and other birds in 17 states.
Focus of North Dakota walleye stocking is on smaller lakes
There are more than 50 new lakes in North Dakota in which the walleye population is still getting established.
Multispecies bonanza: the feedbag fishing of fall
If you can stay on the water in September, expect an incredible autumn angling bite.
Q&A: Thinking fall fishing as water temperatures cool and daylight dwindles
With kids in school and summer in the rearview mirror, angling for big fish becomes a priority for fishing experts like “Tackle” Terry Tuma.
Wyoming grizzly hunting season suspended
“We will now await further information about whether the bears will remain under state management or if they go back to federal management.”
U.S. judge reinstates proposed listing of bi-state sage grouse as threatened
Leaders of three conservation groups who sued to protect the bi-state grouse said it could help save the ground-dwelling bird as well as other species with distinct population segments isolated from larger, related populations.
Survey indicates South Dakota pheasant numbers up sharply
State agency reports 47 percent increase from last year.
With grizzly hunts looming, still no decision on federal protections
Judge declines to issue quick ruling, says he will issue a decision as quickly as possible, but did not say whether he would rule before Saturday, when Wyoming and Idaho have bear hunts scheduled to begin.
Iowa’s pheasant population second-highest in a decade
Numbers increased in every nine-county region except northwest, where it was similar to last year. The survey counted a state average of 21 birds per 30 mile route, which translates to a statewide harvest estimate of 250,000 to 300,000 roosters this fall.
Amazing birdwatching find: Minnesota’s first roseate spoonbill
A large, pink wading bird, the roseate spoonbill normally is found in the coastal regions of the Caribbean, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and central Florida’s Atlantic Coast.
Moose population swells at Colorado national park
In 1980, only one moose was reported in the Kawuneeche Valley. In 2017, the park reported 30 to 50 on the west side and an increasing number on the east side. They've been sighted in every drainage, leading park scientists to ask what types of changes were driving such population growth and what the long-term effects would be.
Wyoming deer herd rebounds after devastating winter
The herd, which peaked at about 50,000 animals in the early 1990s, was around 30,000 before that winter and struggling to grow in part because of the lack of available food.
Washington state judge blocks kill order on wolves to save cattle
The Department of Fish and Wildlife had announced that it would immediately begin efforts to kill members of the wolf pack who had been preying on cattle in Washington's northeastern Ferry County, near the Canadian border.
Louisiana whooping crane reintroduction gets major boost [video]
Five chicks are the most to hatch in one year in the nascent project, which launched in 2011.
USFWS: Duck numbers down in 2018
But survey says most populations are still above long-term averages.
Governors say ban on land deals could hurt sage grouse
A directive issued in late July severely limits a type of land swap involving federal property. Critics say that eliminates an important technique for saving habitat for the shrinking population of greater sage grouse.
National parks to get much-needed infrastructure improvements
Ohio faced a similar scenario several years ago.
Easing of drought good news for duck hunting in North Dakota
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows just 2 percent of North Dakota in some stage of drought. That compares with 82 percent at the same time last year.
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