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Watch: Oklahoma Guide Catches Rare Melanistic Paddlefish
Part of what draws us to fishing is the idea that each time we feel a tug, we never know if the fish of a lifetime might be on the other end of our line. This past Monday, May 22, full-time Muskogee fireman and fishing guide Ryan Davison landed what may just be his fish of a lifetime.
Davison runs...
Hayden Sammak
May 25, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Inflation Isn’t the Only Reason Crab Is So Expensive Right Now
Unless you harvest it yourself, crab meat is a pricey delicacy. With a single king crab leg fetching nearly $80 and limbs of other crustacean species not far behind, they’ve always been a treat few can afford. But recently, prices have hiked up another notch due to concurrent population crashes of...
Eli Fournier
May 24, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Family of Poachers Busted for Mowing Down Elk from a Truck
Three men belonging to an Idaho family suspected of poaching for many years have been convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors after they were caught shooting elk from a moving pickup truck.
Donald E. Curtiss, 74, his son Travis Eugene, 47, and Travis’s son, Eben Eugene, 22, were convicted of...
Jordan Sillars
May 22, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Mother-Son Duo Sentenced for Poaching Bear Cubs
Two Oregon residents have been sentenced in a poaching case that occurred in October 2022.
Gail Faye Freer, 52, and her son Corey Douglas Loving II, 29, both of Siletz, Oregon, must pay $15,000 in damages, forfeit their hunting privileges for three years, and serve 60 months of bench probation for...
Megan Plete Postol
May 19, 2023
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Public Lands & Waters
New BLM Rule Could Fundamentally Change Public Land Management
UPDATE: This rule has been officially published in the Federal Register and is open for comments until June 20, 2023. Click here to view and comment.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed a new rule that could fundamentally change how the agency manages the 245 million acres under its...
Jordan Sillars
May 18, 2023
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Wildlife Management
How One State Is Planning to Kill 700 Wolves
On Thursday, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved a revised draft of the 2023-2028 Grey Wolf Management Plan, outlining the state’s objective to bring its wolf population down from 1,200 to 500 animals. In the new plan, reviewed by MeatEater but not yet released to the public, Idaho Fish and...
Eli Fournier
May 16, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Bar Room Banter: The Phantom Moose of Fiordland
A moose’s impressive size and distinctive paddle-like antlers are enough to drive hunters to the ends of the earth. But not long ago, these giant cervids were found in a place you’d never expect: New Zealand.
Even stranger, many people believe that the Phantoms of the Fiordland Bush still exist...
Lakhan Clark
May 10, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Can Incinerators Solve the CWD Dilemma?
Last August, the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming, took a proactive step in the prevention of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) with the purchase of a $500,000 elk incinerator. The semi-trailer-sized machine arrived on wheels last August and is now permanently installed about a mile south of...
Eli Fournier
May 8, 2023
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Wildlife Management
House Committee Passes Bill to Delist Gray Wolves–Permanently
The Natural Resources Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would permanently remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List.
The bill, dubbed the “Trust the Science Act,” was introduced by Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert and co-sponsored by 2...
Jordan Sillars
May 1, 2023
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Conservation
Missouri Morel Hunter Finds Body in Woods
In my search for morel mushrooms, I’ve found a lot of interesting things: shed antlers, paired up box turtles, stone points, old traps, and all manner of non-target spring edibles.
But there’s one thing I’ve never found and don’t hope to—a dead body.
While mushroom hunting in the small St. Louis...
Hayden Sammak
Apr 28, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Winterkill and Tag Cuts Plague Western States
With record snowfall across the Intermountain West, deer populations took a hard hit this winter—and it’s not over yet. From feeding plots in Utah to fawn mortality in Idaho and tag cuts in Wyoming, MeatEater dove into the numbers behind ungulate winterkill in three western states. This is what we...
Eli Fournier
Apr 28, 2023
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