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A New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak in Mexico has raised alarms at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The impact on livestock and wildlife—including game animals—could be devastating if the flying insect and the flesh-eating maggots it produces are not kept out.

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.

Curious about the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum? Learn about the history and performance of this storied cartridge in Phil Massaro's latest Behind the Bullet.

A trio of tundra swans winging their way through a gray sky in the shadows of Rocky Mountain peaks is captured brilliantly in the 2025 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp.

Tim Hovey discusses his personal strategies for turkey hunting, and the dangers of over-calling these sometimes shy birds.

CDFW officers catch a pair of poachers after overhearing them on a plane.

On March 31, the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), together with the Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, Colorado State Shooting Association, Magnum Shooting Center and an NRA member, filed a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s 6.5-percent excise tax on the retail sale of firearms, firearm precursor parts and ammunition.

On Nov. 25, 2024, a Tucson, Ariz.-based group with a long history of anti-hunting initiatives and litigation—delivered a 17-page petition to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, asking it to, “…ban the use of dog packs to hunt mountain lions, bears, bobcats, foxes and other wildlife.”

Roosevelt elk are the largest elk in North America, and holding a tag for one is an opportunity relatively few hunters get the chance to experience.