Wardens seized venison, deer heads, trail cameras, and a rifle during one of the biggest poaching busts in recent times in the Pine Tree State
Are Rare “Color-Phase” Wild Turkeys Actually Just Crossed with Domestics? Scientists Aim to Find Out
The WildturkeyDNA project will analyze hunter-harvested birds from across the country to gain a better understanding of the iconic game species
Conservationists are wondering how the US Fish and Wildlife Service will be able to sign off on annual waterfowl seasons without the critical resources it needs to count ducks across the flyways
Colorado Rejects Bill That Would Have Removed Hunting and Fishing as Mandates for Wildlife Management
Pro-hunting groups say its a big will for hunters and anglers in Colorado and across the country
The bill’s sponsor said it will keep “non-hunters with anti-hunting agendas” off the state’s 11-member Wildlife Board by requiring new members to hold a valid hunting license
Colorado Issues Record-High Payouts to Ranchers After Reintroduced Wolves Wreak Havoc on Livestock
The CPW-approved payments will nearly break the state’s wolf depredation budget
An investigation by Texas Game Wardens led to more than 1,000 charges for illegal deer breeding, smuggling, poaching, and trapping of wild whitetails for release ahead of canned hunts
How Colorado Voters Could Bring an End to the State’s Controversial Wolf Reintroduction Program
A narrowly passed ballot initiative has brought 25 wolves from Oregon and Canada onto Colorado’s Western Slope. Now opponents of the fraught wolf program are crafting a ballot measure of their own
Japanese yew is an ornamental yard plant known for killing off deer and elk in winter
The bill’s proponents claim it would help the state’s mule deer herds. Opponents in the hunting community say it’s “ballot-box biology” that gives ammunition to anti-hunting activists