Pennsylvania hunters harvested about 11-percent more deer in the 2024-25 hunting seasons than they did the year before, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates released late last month.
The shanks off any animal are often undervalued and, in some cases, discarded. However, once you embrace a shank for what it can produce, it can become a special meal worth planning to enjoy.
Wildlife, shooting, fraternal and nonprofit civic organizations can submit an application for the Encouraging Tomorrow’s Hunters program, a North Dakota Game and Fish Department grant program developed to assist in the recruitment, retention and reactivation of hunters. Application deadline is May 1 and the maximum grant allowed is $3,000.
In the wake of several headline-making detainments of hunters and shooters in the Turks and Caicos last year, the Trump administration's State Department has issued a brand new travel advisory for the country, dated March 4, 2025.
Nutrien Ag Solutions, in collaboration with Mossy Oak and its conservation arm—The GameKeepers—will soon be providing insights to the hunting community on sustainable farming practices, including water management, soil health and crop nutrition.
A public health alert issued by the New Mexico Department of Health on Jan. 27 urged anyone who consumed wildlife from Holloman Lake, near Alamogordo, NM, between 2010 and 2024, to consult with their doctor or a medical professional.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced on Jan. 15 that more than $1.3 billion will soon be heading to states, commonwealths and territories to support their efforts to fund conservation and connect people with nature.