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Case of shot grizzly in Alberta called ‘a big deal’ as investigation heats up
Months after the bear was found, Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services is seeking public assistance about a dead grizzly that was found with a gunshot wound last fall, the department said.
The bear
Missouri man charged for poaching elk in wildlife refuge
It started the day before Thanksgiving 2025 with a report to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) of a mature bull elk found shot dead and left to rot inside the wildlife refuge at the
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Investigation at Newton Lake SFWA wraps up
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the April 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
In heat wave, kids showed up for Youth Pheasant Hunt in Illinois
You expect a little unpredictability with spring in Illinois. What you don’t expect – what nobody quite plans for – is a youth pheasant hunt that feels like it ought to come with sunscreen and
California Hills State Forest a unique parcel in New York’s Putnam County
It’s not your typical state forest, and that’s likely why the California Hills State Forest in Putnam County has a pretty solid following of sportsmen.
There are bigger state parcels; this one is just
New York Cuffs & Collars: Stranded snowmobiler assisted back to vehicle
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the April 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Earning a second buck will force New York hunters to decide
There’s a situation I keep thinking about since the New York DEC rolled out the latest proposed regulations designed to encourage hunters to take more antlerless deer.
It involved a botched chance at a
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin NRB asking for support on DNR fee increase, dedicated funding source on April 13
Conservation Congress delegates have been looking at a dedicated funding source for the Wisconsin DNR’s fish and wildlife programs and the game warden force since at least the early 1990s.
Bob Ellingson served as
Patrick Durkin: GoWild crash elicits angry reactions from Wisconsin turkey hunters
“Thundering herd problem.”
That’s how IT (information technology) folks diagnose uncommon, but not rare, calamities when computer systems collapse as people stampede websites to buy coveted tickets for concerts, playoff games or hunting licenses.
