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A heavily amended version of a bill to overhaul the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board passed the state Senate on Tuesday following substantial pushback from conservationists and the Vermont Governor’s promise to veto the original bill. It now heads to the Vermont House of Representatives for consideration. The first version the Senate Bill 258 would …
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Wyoming and Idaho might be next-door neighbors, but the two states saw vastly different elk harvest numbers and success rates during the 2023 hunting season. Elk hunters in Wyoming set a new record last fall by harvesting nearly 29,000 elk, with more than 50 percent of those hunters (both resident and nonresidents) finding success, according …
Late last month a professional videographer obsessed with striped bass went out with an East Tennessee fly-fishing guide in hopes of landing his first striper on the fly. With cameras rolling, the pair of anglers did one better, landing a massive striper-white bass hybrid that stands to break multiple IGFA world records. You can watch …
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Anglers in the Golden State will likely face reduced bag limits on vermillion rockfish this coming season. Jim Hendricks No species is more closely associated with California rockfishing than the popular vermillion (aka red) rockfish. But with the 2024 season about to get underway (on April 1 in the state’s southern waters), anglers in much …
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When Nevada big game tag applications opened at 8:00 a.m. sharp on Monday morning, the menu of offerings looked a little different than in the past. That’s because this year, the Nevada Department of Wildlife is planning it’s first-ever moose hunt. Before the application period closes on May 8, some 70,000 licensed resident hunters will …
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Last week a Missouri angler caught a massive bighead carp that’s been certified as a new state record and stands to break the current world record for the species. George Chance caught the carp while fishing from the shore of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis. Chance, who lives nearby in Festus, said he …
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On Thursday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service released the final environmental impact statement for a potential grizzly bear reintroduction in Washington State to the North Cascades recovery zone. Officials highlighted three potential plans for the future of grizzly bears in the region: one that would involve no reintroduction, one …
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Scavengers lead hard lives, especially in the desert where water holes and carrion are few and far between. These slim pickings often lead to competition, and a series of trail camera photos shared to Instagram recently shows one of these clashes in action. The photographs, which were captured two years ago and re-shared on the …
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A 21-year-old man has died and his 18-year-old brother is recovering from multiple surgeries after the pair encountered a male mountain lion while shed hunting in El Dorado County, California, on Saturday. It’s the first fatal mountain lion attack in the state in decades. At 1:13 p.m., EDSO received a call from the unidentified younger …
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Soft-sided bags and backpacks offer massive tackle-storage potential, but are easy to transport. Courtesy AFTCO My grandfather’s tackle box sits in a place of honor on a shelf in my basement, still filled with a handful of terminal tackle organized neatly in the trays. Sometimes I daydream about the fish he caught; those were the …
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The popularity of crappies varies by region, and it’s fair to say they’re the biggest deal in the South. But they exist in almost every state of the Union. It’s just that other local favorites like …
The UK’s proposal to ban the import of hunting trophies is back on the table, and Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi isn’t mincing words about how much he hates the idea. The president told Sky News on Friday that he would be “abhorred, disappointed, and disturbed” if the legislation passes. He called the proposal not only …
Morels are one of the most widely desired and sought-after wild mushrooms in North America. Their unique shape and umami-rich, meaty flavor distinguish them from other species. Next-level mycological experts have figured out how to cultivate morels, and you can even buy them by the pound on Amazon. Naturally, people go a bit crazy over …
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Fish are fickle and so are fishermen. Everyone has seen a sportfish turn its nose at a perfectly good bait. And, everyone knows an angler who turns his nose at targeting a perfectly good sportfish. While tarpon, white marlin, striped bass and other high-profile species get all the love, lowly targets like false albacore, ribbonfish, …
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Marshall University college student Lauren Noble had just started fishing with her boyfriend on March 12 when she got a solid strike on her second cast of the afternoon. The fish put a deep bend in her plug rod and fought doggedly in the backwater slough they were fishing off the Ohio River in West …
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Idaho trappers will have fewer opportunities to trap and snare wolves in grizzly country due to a federal judge’s ruling that eliminates year-round trapping on private land in grizzly bear recovery zones and shortens the public-land season there by six weeks. In her summary ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale said these cuts …
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Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer Rick Roberts got an unusual phone call around 5 p.m. on Monday. The caller said his younger brother had caught an alligator from a lake north of Knoxville. And because there are no wild alligators in East Tennessee, Roberts thought he was joking. “I was off duty when Tower Wyrick …
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The Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted Friday to abolish the state’s practice of auctioning big-game tags. In their controversial 4-1 vote, the commissioners decided that, although these tags have provided millions in wildlife conservation funding by selling coveted tags to the highest bidders, auctions should be replaced with a more equitable system. The decision …
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Christopher Arnet of Loveland, Colorado, and Cameron Feikema of Yorba Linda, California, face up to 11 years in prison with additional probation and $12,000 in fines for shooting and killing three wild burros with unregistered short-barreled rifles in the Mojave Desert in November 2021. Court documents acquired by Outdoor Life detail Arnet and Feikema’s activity …
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In our test of the best portable power stations, the EcoFlow Delta 2 came out as top dog. It impressed in performance, portability, and ease of use. And now it’s on sale for 37 percent off. If you’ve been putting off adding a portable power station to your lineup, now is the time to take …
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Chad Williams of Olathe, Kansas, might never be able to top his first day fishing for paddlefish. On March 17, Williams went on a guided trip with five other friends and family members on Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, where the group caught several big fish during the opening weekend of the state’s snagging season. …
Various tuna species swim in oceans around the world. The Atlantic bluefin tuna is the grandest of them all; huge, sleek, warm-blooded, the king of Atlantic waters both warm and cold. Some places are known for their big tuna: the Outer Banks, the Canadian Maritimes, and the Gulf coast, for example. But lately, tuna are …
A Pennsylvania man was cited for multiple wildlife crimes this past deer season for shooting a trophy whitetail buck in a cemetery with a handgun. Game wardens with the Pennsylvania Game Commission shared some of the details about the incident in a Facebook post last week, which details how the poacher shot the 150-inch deer …
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Some human-wildlife interactions are unpredictable. That unpredictability is the best argument for keeping your distance and doing everything in your power to avoid up-close encounters. Then there are the human-wildlife interactions that we see coming from a mile away. The national park “touron” approaching the bison or elk with a selfie stick and getting gored …
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Slovakia’s brown bears are getting some attention from around the world after a brutal weekend of attacks that left one person dead, at least two hospitalized, and several townspeople still reeling. A series of videos shared to Facebook on Sunday shows one of these brown bears causing chaos in a village as it runs down …
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On Wednesday the Alaska Department of Public Safety and State Troopers announced that 44-year-old Dustan Currier of Palo Cedro, California, is being charged with a whopping 48 hunting and fishing violations stemming from years of trips within the state. Details surrounding the case are limited since the investigation, which began in August, is ongoing; however, some …
Thunder — a term most commonly associated with rainstorms and lightning. But to the turkey hunter, it holds a far different meaning. We learn how to call turkeys so that we can hear the thunder of an excited gobbler break the morning stillness, and so that we can bring that gobbler in close. I’ve experienced …
Double up on Spanish mackerel while you can; eventually, these speedsters get suspicious of wire leaders. George Poveromo Florida anglers, especially those in the Florida Keys, can practically set their watches to the start of the Spanish mackerel run. Once water temperatures drop into the low 70s, staggering quantities invade Florida Bay. Materializing by December, …
OneNet offers greater bandwidth than N2K. Chris Malbon/Debut Art For years, NMEA 2000 has served as the proven and trusted digital “language” for networking marine electronics, as well as other onboard systems such as engines, pumps, air conditioning and more, tying them together for monitoring and control. Also known as N2K, NMEA 2000 was developed …
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No Yellowstone tourist is apparently safe from the consequences of leaving established walking paths to get up close and personal with the park’s many sensitive natural features — not even 007. Now actor Pierce Brosnan must cough up $1,500 in fines (a small fee for someone whose net worth is estimated at $200 million) for …
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An angler in Alberta took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a video of one of the more bizarre catches we’ve seen in recent memory. A year ago on Wednesday, Noah Cohen-Andrew helped pull an intact buck skeleton through a hole in the ice. He was targeting pike and burbot with some buddies when they …
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Veteran musher Dallas Seavey was the first to cross the Iditarod finish line in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday at 5:16 p.m., coming from behind and beating out runner-up Matt Hall to win the 52nd running of the annual 975-mile race. He is the first-ever musher to win the Iditarod six times, and took home a …
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Some tricks can fix a motor on the spot. But if all else fails, a tow back home is in order. A membership with a towing service is worth the investment. Courtesy Sea Tow Services International Inc. One of the worst feelings in fishing is when you turn the key to head home and nothing …
Wisconsin angler Tanner Peterson has the rare distinction of being the first person in the state to harvest a golden bowfin. That’s according to a fisheries biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, who informed Peterson of how rare the catch was. Both Peterson and the DNR shared photographs of the fish on social …
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This Friday Arizona’s Game and Fish Commission may direct the agency to consider alternatives to its controversial system of auctioning coveted hunting opportunities that raise millions of dollars for trophy big-game animals and their habitat. It’s a surprisingly fraught decision for a state agency that has been among the most active brokers of auction tags, …
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Florida turkey hunter Jason Francis had a rare and heart-pounding encounter on Monday, when he nearly called a panther into his ground blind. Francis thinks the only reason the big cat came so close was because it thought he was a hen. He captured the incredible run-in on video and shared the footage with Outdoor …
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A 14-foot female white shark with a tracking tag that biologists nicknamed “LeeBeth” has traveled over 2,000 miles since Dec. 8, from the waters off the coast of Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to Matamoros, Mexico, near the Texas border on the Gulf Coast. Her journey to the waters near the border marked the …
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My late-season rabbit hunts look a lot different these days. My 5-year-old daughter marches in front of me, her curls bobbing with every step as she follows the white tip of our beagle’s tail into the brush. Our pup, Amber, circles through a maze of blackberry brambles and returns to my daughter, jumping up to …
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An unidentified man is recovering in Orlando Regional Medical Center after a 9-foot alligator bit his hand and wrist Sunday afternoon. The man was fishing in a pond at the Pennbrooke Fairways retirement community in Leesburg, Florida, at the time of the attack. In multiple local news reports, neighbors stated that the man was in …
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South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks wildlife division director Tom Kirschenmann interrupted a commission meeting Thursday to share some troubling news with attendees: the Hell Canyon herd of bighorn sheep is likely in the early stages of a pneumonia outbreak. SDGFP biologists were recently conducting a collaring project in Hell Canyon (not to be confused …
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In February, angler Andrew Quintana made local news in Texas after landing a massive 50-inch black drum from shore. According to the story on Chron.com, Quintana’s fish drew a divided reaction when posted on social media. Some commenters referred to this fish and all other large black drum as “big uglies.” The catch even sparked …
Obsessive turkey hunters (there is no other kind) understand that the right shotgun is crucial for a successful hunt. Whether you prefer lightweight and innovative small gauges, the ultimate power of a 10 Gauge, or something in between, there’s a shotgun out there to meet your specific turkey hunting needs. Each model brings unique qualities …
As Dallas Seavey and his team of dogs work their way across Alaska in the 52nd running of the Iditarod, the competitor is now handicapped by a 2-hour penalty for what the Iditarod Trail Committee called an insufficient attempt to gut a moose. Seavey was forced to shoot the moose in question with a handgun …
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There’s been a shake up in the Idaho fishing records book, as state officials were forced to rescind an angler’s record nearly six months after it was certified. Unlike other recent fishing-records scandals, there was no doubt as to the true weight of Kody King’s tiger trout, which nearly doubled the existing record for the …
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Following closely in his father’s footsteps, 11-year-old Stetson Davis is already getting recognized for boating lunker bass. On March 6, the young angler from Oklahoma went fishing with his dad on J.B. Thomas Reservoir in Texas, where he caught a 13-pound largemouth that broke the junior lake record and was just a half-pound shy of …
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It seems that no good deed goes unpunished. Supporting a decision to shut down salmon fishing in 2023 earned California anglers a cut in halibut limits. Keith Alexander Lee Fishery regulators in California want to reduce the daily recreational bag limit statewide for California halibut to two fish (from five fish in southern waters and …
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Deer hunters in Kansas turned out in force last month to kill House Bill 2672, which would have allowed landowners to receive one deer permit for every 80 acres of Kansas ground they own. The deer tags would have been transferable, meaning they could have been sold to any resident or non-resident deer hunter, essentially …
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › From Northern Florida to Maine, American and hickory shad leave the ocean and pile into coastal rivers every spring to spawn. I’d argue that every East Coast angler should learn how to catch shad. In most …
New Jersey may have high taxes, bad traffic, and too many reality-television crews, but it’s also one of the best places in the world to chase striped bass in the marshes Bill LeConey Photographer Bill LeConey was born and raised in South Jersey, about 20 minutes outside Philadelphia and 45 minutes from Atlantic City. A …
Lake Barkley is famous for many things, including outstanding bass and crappie fishing. But Lynn Bumgardner, a visiting angler from Tennessee, may have added a new page to the lake’s reputation by catching a Kentucky state-record yellow perch that weighed 1.58 pounds. According to a news release from the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife …
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It’s been almost a month since a hiker from Calgary single-handedly fought off a mountain lion that attacked him on a trail in Banff National Park. Spencer Weilermann, 23, spoke with several news outlets about the terrifying ordeal, detailing how he grabbed the attacking cougar off his back, punching and kicking it until it ran …
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Three hunting and wildlife conservation groups have joined forces to put up a $4,500 reward for anyone with information leading to the felony arrest of a bighorn sheep poacher in eastern Oregon. The Oregon Wild Sheep Foundation and the Oregon Hunters’ Foundation contributed $2,000 each, while the Oregon Wildlife Coalition posted $500. The investigation remains …
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Next month the rule-making body for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks will decide whether to pass the migratory bird regulations proposed for 2024-2025. This year’s regs include a proposal to allow waterfowl hunting on an 87-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River in eastern Montana that’s currently off limits to waterfowl hunting. Even though most waterfowlers …
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Spring Mullet Run in the Southeast Kicks off the Season Jason Stemple A school of mullet milled around a spoil island in the Indian River as we eased into cast-net range with our skiff, and then things went crazy. Mullet went airborne and the water exploded as a school of jacks attacked the baitfish. I …
Earlier this month, angler Rex Remington caught a smallmouth bass from Indiana’s Monroe Lake that should break the existing state record by nearly a pound. Remington weighed the bronzeback on a certified scale in front of officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and it weighed 8.23 pounds, according to Wired2Fish and other sources. …
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