Conservation News

Earlier this week, Denver Water announced that it will soon drain water from one of Colorado’s most popular recreational fisheries: Antero Reservoir. The decision will shutter recreational opportunities at the premier trophy trout fishery, likely impacting it for years to come. Denver Water, a...

A 27-year-old turkey hunter remains missing after a solo hunt on Mount Shavano in southern Colorado last week, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. Kaden Sites was reported missing around 7 p.m. on April 15. He left for a short hunt around 1:30 that afternoon and planned to be back for...

In 1957, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) released 31 aoudad, or barbary sheep, a species native to North Africa, in the Texas panhandle to increase hunting opportunities. The species took well to the arid Texas land, and another 40 animals were released by the following year. Today, those few dozen...

On Thursday, April 16, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously passed an amendment to allow bear hunters to buy two black bear tags each license year instead of one. The decision is a victory for sportspeople in the Golden State. The amendment was backed by numerous conservation groups...

The United States Senate voted today on H.J. 140 to repeal the 20-year mining moratorium on federal land in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The vote, which was an unprecedented use of the Congressional Review Act, passed narrowly, with 50 Republican Senators voting in...

A 34-year-old hunter mentoring a 3-year-old child helped the youngster aim at and shoot another man and a 7-year-old child after mistaking their movements for a turkey in western Racine County. The incident occurred on Sunday, April 12, during Wisconsin's two-day youth-only turkey season. Pellets...

The Tuckertown Gamelands along the Yadkin River have been a cornerstone of public access in the state of North Carolina for decades. Hardwood ridges echoing with the gobbles of wild turkeys and traced by the trails of whitetail deer. Long miles of shoreline bordering waters teeming with bass...

Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic images, including offensive language. An egregious act of wildlife vandalism has occurred in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. The victims of said vandalism? Paddlefish. Two separate fish were caught (live) with obscene language carved into the sides of...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is looking to get creative in its elk management tactics on the National Elk Refuge: the agency says it would like to use data from GPS collars to help hunters target a specific population of elk. Essentially, the WGFD would like to reduce hunting pressure...

Tyler Madden (20) of Dyersburg, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to 24 hunting-related charges spanning Dyer, Crockett, and Madison Counties, which include illegally taking 30 turkeys over the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The charges include two counts of big game violation, seven counts of statewide wild...

Utah legislators are using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to go after the management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Earlier this month, Senator Mike Lee and Utah’s congressional delegation introduced a joint resolution of approval seeking to overturn the 1.9 million-acre...

In March of 2025 Mississippi passed Senate Bill 2280, creating the state’s first required turkey stamp for turkey hunters. Funds from this new stamp are earmarked for wild turkey conservation, supporting habitat restoration, management, and research. The 2026 season marks the first year that hunters...