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The story of Holt Collier, the bear guide for President Theodore Roosevelt on his famous 1902 Mississippi hunt.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced 42 new proposed hunting opportunities across more than 87,000 acres within the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System in early May.

Few experiences in a hunter’s life compare with acquiring an over-the-counter tag for an emperor goose, or hunting a flock of 80,000 brant or any other of the myriad waterfowl that live on the Alaska Peninsula. And the fishing here—fuggedaboutit. This is a wingshooting and fishing paradise.

Savvy predator hunters understand the quarry we pursue is not our toughest adversary.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is asking the public to identify service-managed lands where people would most like to see new or improved public recreation access.

Hunt long enough and you’ll encounter the need to move a deer stand during the season. Here are some tips for the best ways to do so.

Public-land elk hunting challenges even the best hunters. Success requires an understanding of the unit and property owners within, plus all the terrain throughout that might support a herd.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a proposal to add “… 53 new distinct hunting and sport fishing opportunities on approximately 211,000 acres nationwide in the National Wildlife Refuge System” on Aug. 1. The change will improve access for sportsmen in Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Hunters, bird watchers, stamp collectors, and artists celebrated as the 2024-2025 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp—commonly known as the Duck Stamp—went on sale.