Cold, wind make for tough South Dakota pheasant opener
Many hunters were happy with the number of birds they saw, but it was tough to shoot them in the weather conditions, one conservation officer reported.
Agency: Record Lake Champlain lake trout a testament to successful sea lamprey control efforts
The 36.5-inch laker weighed 19.36 pounds, the largest lake trout from Lake Champlain entered in the Record Fish Program since the department started keeping fish records in 1969.
Montana has dive team to search for aquatic invasive species
Last year inspection crews checked more than 109,000 watercraft and intercepted 16 fouled with mussels and another 170 transporting aquatic weeds.
Deer disease worries North Dakota wildlife officials – and it's not CWD
A large-scale outbreak could impact hunting in the region this fall.
Fish bypass system gives rare trout new life – 115 years later
It's being heralded as a major step toward someday enabling Lahontan cutthroat trout to make the same 100-mile journey – upstream from a desert lake on tribal land northeast of Reno to Lake Tahoe atop the Sierra – that they did before the Nevada dam was built in 1905.
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Could coronavirus contribute to possible California salmon boom?
The region could experience a "traffic jam'' of chinook salmon in the coming month.
Sharpshooting debated as method to reduce Idaho elk numbers
Idaho Fish and Game said wildlife officers killed 206 elk last year in an effort to prevent the animals from eating thousands of dollars worth of crops.
Strong fall flight predicted for upcoming waterfowl season
Excellent breeding conditions in the Dakotas and Manitoba helped produce an abundance of ducks, which should benefit hunters this season.
Judge invalidates rollback of law protecting birds
More than 1,000 species are covered under the law, and the changes have drawn a sharp backlash from organizations that advocate on behalf of an estimated 46 million U.S. birdwatchers.
How Does a cellular trail camera connect to a cellular network
Cellular trail cameras allow the hunter to do the two things they most want to do, scout and not visit their hunting property.
Great American Outdoors Act signed into law
The $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks.
A product of the pandemic? Grizzly encounters up significantly in Yellowstone region
Official says there is no straightforward explanation for the increase and it could be chance, but it has not helped that there are more people recreating in the Yellowstone region as the coronavirus pandemic has given them a reason to spend more time outdoors.
U.S. wildlife agency rejects protections for Arctic grayling
The move comes almost two years after a federal appeals court faulted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for arbitrarily dismissing threats to grayling from climate change and other pressures.
House passes Great American Outdoors Act
“It’s probably the most significant conservation bill that’s been passed in the Congress in the last 50 years."
In North Dakota, record number of lakes stocked with walleyes
In the first seven days of this year’s walleye production, haulers traveled more than 8,200 miles and stocked over 150 lakes with 7.6 million fish.
Loon hatches for first time in century in southeastern Mass.
"Visible evidence that breeding loon populations can be restored to their former habitat.''
Fishing tip: Beat the heat and troll for hungry moonlight walleyes
Record-breaking heat and bugs hindering your urge to wet a line this holiday weekend? Try trolling under a full moon for the region’s most popular freshwater gamefish
Record-setting wet conditions setting stage for epic duck hunt in N.D.?
An annual spring survey by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department estimates 3.98 million breeding ducks in the state.
In Texas lake, invasion of the giant salvinia
Giant salvinia, a highly invasive, free-floating aquatic fern that can double in size in less than a week under ideal growing conditions, is one of the major threats to aquatic ecosystems in Texas.
Where have all the king salmon gone?
Kenai River subsistence rod-and-reel salmon fishing halted due to extremely low numbers.
Pandemic hinders raising of rare whooping cranes for the wild
The COVID-19 pandemic is drastically reducing the number of young whooping cranes to be released this fall to help bring back the world's rarest cranes. Zoos and other places where the endangered birds are bred have had to cut not only staff size but use of two techniques to boost the birds' numbers
This Grizzly bear sighting reportedly furthest expansion east of known grizzly movement
Grizzly bears on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountain Front have expanded in numbers and dispersed into areas where they have not existed for decades.
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