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January 3, 2026

Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before fatal Colorado attack

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year’s Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks.
Gary Messina said he was running along the same trail on a dark November morning when his headlamp caught the gleam of two eyes in the nearby brush. Messina used his phone to snap a quick photo before a mountain lion rushed him.

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Commentary: TRCP looks back at 2025, ahead to 2026

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In many ways, 2025 was a year defined by gridlock and uncertainty in Washington D.C. Partisan divides slowed much of Congress, budgets were tight, and long-term solutions often felt just out of reach.
Yet even in this environment, one thing remains clear: When hunters, anglers, and conservation partners stay engaged and unite, conservation solutions take shape and harmful proposals sink.

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State Roundup: When might a Wisconsin wolf hunting/trapping season take place if wolves are delisted?

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Now that a federal wold delisting bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 18 the next big question just might be that of when will Wisconsin see its next wolf hunting and trapping season.
The short answer? That depends. Mostly on action from the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump, but it would also depend on the federal wolf delisting date.

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With a little luck … duck season 2025 would’ve been a great one

Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting /

As usual, the 2025 Minnesota waterfowl-hunting season started as they all do, with great promise.
Then the truth became known. A summer of extreme rain had wreaked havoc on our prairie home. Typically, we begin the hunt by shooting a few geese during the early season. But we found the rivers so high that sneaking was impossible.

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Tricks from days gone by still put pike on the ice

Featured, Features, Fishing, Home Page News, Minnesota, National Fishing /

My father was an avid ice angler long before sonar, portable shelters, and high-powered gas augers.
He used cup augers and even chisel spuds to chop holes in the ice, and his rods consisted of 2-inch dowel rod that had two nails hammered into the side about 14 inches apart, with heavy nylon braided line wrapped around the two spikes. The old man was a master pike angler who slid many a huge northern pike onto the ice in his day.

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