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NRA Reopens Public Range Fund

Established in 2009, the NRA Public Range Fund is a grant matching program that encourages city and county governments, along with state or federal agencies, to work with NRA to build and improve public ranges across the United States.

Judge Rules on Suspended Wisconsin Wolf Hunt

A Jefferson County judge has ruled the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) violated the law when it chose not to hold a wolf hunt in February 2021, in the wake of the animal's removal from the endangered species list.

Colorado May Open New Area for Elk Hunting

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will attempt to mitigate damage done by a local elk herd in Boulder County by potentially opening up hunting on public land near Rabbit Mountain, as the elk have recently killed much of the habitat’s plant life, in turn degrading the land for other wildlife.

Photos: Monkeying Around

This one might need a double take. A trail camera in Doughterty County, Ga., captured an unusual critter: a rhesus macaque monkey hanging onto a game feeder, indulging in a free corn meal. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and locals are all scratching their heads as to where it came from.

Everything but the Oink

A growing nuisance in 45 states, feral pigs have established an increasing presence in the wine country of California’s northern Sonoma County. And just like nearly everywhere else, they are a problem there, too.

California Officials Kill Aggressive Mountain Lion

California's something of a hotbed for mountain lion sightings. If you recall, a few weeks ago, I shared the video of a cougar taking an early morning stroll through the Hollywood Hills suburbs. Earlier this week, a family a run-in of their own with one of the big cats in nearby Orange County—and the result was substantially scarier.

Benelli Announces 2017 Benelli USA Invitational Sporting Clays Shoot

Benelli has announced the third annual Benelli USA Invitational, a team-based sporting clays competition that raises money for Freedom Hunters. The shoot will be held on Sept. 15, 2017, at Prince George's County Trap and Skeet in Glen Dale, Maryland.

The ‘Deer Meat Santa Claus’

Residents in Gregg County, Texas, see Warden Todd Long coming—and why not? More than a decade ago, he began turning roadkill and illegally taken game into packaged meat to distribute to members of the community who may benefit from it. His diligence and generosity has become a regular part of the landscape in East Texas.

Bridges

The Natural Bridge transcends time and generations. This geological wonder in Virginia's Rockbridge County spans Cedar Creek where it crosses old Highway 11 and looks as though it's been forged by heavenly hands. Field Editor Jeff Johnston had the opportunity to hunt one special buck there last year. This is that story.

New Game Wardens Added in Pennsylvania

Twenty-four new game wardens have been assigned to districts in Pennsylvania, following 44 weeks of intensive training.

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