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Public Lands & Waters
Will the EPA's New Rule Actually Protect Bristol Bay?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule this week preemptively blocking the controversial Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.
The agency has only used this veto authority 13 other times since 1980, and conservationists are hopeful the ruling will be durable enough to withstand...
Jordan Sillars
Feb 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
The Truth About Derek Wolfe's Viral Mountain Lion Hunt
By now, you’ve probably seen the photo of former Bronco defensive lineman Derek Wolfe and the enormous mountain lion he recently shot in his home state of Colorado. The cat, which dressed at 173 pounds, will likely make the Boone and Crocket record books, but that’s not what’s getting Wolfe so much...
Hayden Sammak
Jan 30, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Wyoming Legislature Considers Large Carnivore Legislation
The presence of mountain lions, bears, and wolves on the landscape—not to mention on someone’s wall or in their freezer—is fraught with conflict. Folks spend decades thinking about, working on, and advocating for policies relating to these critters, most of which only fan the flames.
This week, the...
Charlie Booher
Jan 26, 2023
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Wildlife Management
How Scat-Sniffing Dogs Revolutionize Wildlife Research
Pepin wakes up well before sunrise every morning, just in time to summit southeastern Montana’s Centennial Mountains with a team of biologists. Unlike his human handlers, Pepin skips the coffee. His pregame jitters surpass anything you can derive from caffeine. At a whopping 80 pounds, Pepin is...
Michael Adams
Jan 25, 2023
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Anthropology
The Modern-Day Johnny Appleseed
If historic apples from America’s pioneer past were fugitives, they’d find few ridgetops high enough or woodlots dense enough to elude Tom Brown.
Brown, 81, is a die-hard apple hunter who traverses the Appalachians from Georgia to Pennsylvania tracking down and conserving lost and long-forgotten...
Patrick Durkin
Jan 23, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Polar Bear Kills Mother and Toddler in Alaska
A mother and her one-year-old son were killed Tuesday, Jan. 17, in a rare unprovoked attack in the remote village of Wales, according to Alaska state troopers. Officials identified the victims as 24-year-old Summer Myomick and 1-year-old Clyde Ongtowasruk.
The trooper’s report indicated that a polar...
Megan Plete Postol
Jan 20, 2023
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Anthropology
Study: Early Homo Sapiens Used Cave Drawings Like Trail Cams
Your mother-in-law may not understand your obsession with the reproductive cycles of game animals, but a new study suggests that ancient hunter-gatherers shared your fascination—and they used what could be the earliest forms of writing to capitalize on it.
The study, published this month in the...
Jordan Sillars
Jan 19, 2023
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Wildlife Management
The Science of Cinnamon Black Bears
As hunters, we’re well aware that black bears, despite their name, come in many color schemes. Spend much time in the woods, and at some point, you’re almost guaranteed to sit, scratching your head, as you watch a strawberry-blonde sow tote around a gaggle of chocolate-colored cubs. And if you’ve...
Eli Fournier
Jan 18, 2023
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Wildlife Management
17-Year-Old Hunter Harvests Rare Albino Antelope
A 17-year-old girl accomplished a one-in-a-lifetime hunt after successfully bagging a rare all-white antelope in Wyoming on October 27. Tristian Olsen of Forestville, New York, was hunting private land in Johnson County when she spotted the albino antelope juxtaposed against the golden hills of...
Hannah McKinney
Jan 13, 2023
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Anthropology
Mammoth Discovery Would Double Timeline of Humans in North America
Nine years ago, during a casual afternoon stroll, Gary Hartley uncovered one of the most controversial finds in modern anthropology.
Hartley had been hiking a narrow game trail that followed the Rio Puerco, a small tributary to the famous Rio Chama, in northern New Mexico. The creek and game trail...
Michael Adams
Jan 12, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Colorado Releases Draft of Wolf Reintroduction Plan
Wolves may be the most contentious wild animals in North America. Where they are or aren’t dominates the minds of hunters, conservationists, animal rights activists, politicians, and bureaucrats year-round.
Today, when the debate isn’t over whether or not wolves should be listed under the Endangered...
Charlie Booher
Jan 12, 2023
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