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Oklahoma’s Family Hunts Application Period Open Until June 20

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) is offering special hunts for families on three of its Wildlife Management Areas this year.

Behind the Bullet: .300 Weatherby Magnum

Like hot rods and jet planes, the .300 Weatherby Magnum may have been born at the close of the Second World War, but its appeal remains. Read on for the history of the sleek copper speedster.

Invasive Screwworm Threat Headed for Our Southern Border

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.

Iowa Celebrating 100 Years of Pheasant Management Success

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Pheasants Forever are celebrating 100 years of pheasant hunting in the Hawkeye State.

Airport Conversation Leads to Wildlife-Related Charges

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

A Wingshooter's Paradise: Cold Bay, Alaska

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.

NRA Accepting Submissions for 2025 George Montgomery Wildlife Art Contest

Students in grades 1 through 12 are eligible to win cash prizes!

Group Targets Hunting with Hounds in Arizona

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.”

Latvian Legacy Energizes a Wisconsin Deer Camp

Immigrants who escaped socialism after World War II founded a deer camp in west-central Wisconsin that endures today through shared Latvian bloodlines. Today, Latvian remains the camp’s primary language, but English litters half the conversations. Most conversations concern deer and deer hunting, same as they always have in Wisconsin.

The Story of ‘Stickers’

A free-range buck so big that a family devoted their entire season to hunting him.

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