I grew up in Pinedale, Wyoming, and the Upper Green River has always been a sacred place to me. It’s where I learned to row a drift boat and caught my first fish on a dry fly, and the magic doesn’t stop in the winter. Riding a snowmachine through hundreds of elk on the way to ice fish with Square Top Mountain looming in the background is a surreal experience. Being surrounded by numerous, massive bulls over a 20 acre spread as they lazily...

On December 19, 2016, Kim Mcgaughey of western Kansas was issued a citation for “unlawful possession of wildlife without a permit.” The ticket was for keeping a mule deer doe as a pet after it showed up at their rural home as a fawn two years prior. The family named it Faline and quickly developed a relationship with the muley—it would play with their dogs, hang out in their house, and wore a collar during gun season to deter hunters from...

This is Part One of a two-part series on the 1971 murder of Warden Neil LaFave. Part One covers how Brian Hussong decapitated LaFave and the historic investigation for his murder weapon. Part Two covers Hussong’s daring escape from prison and his 12 weeks spent hiding in the forest.
Brown County District Attorney Donald R. Zuidmulder knew who brutally murdered Neil L. LaFave on Sept. 24, 1971, at the Sensiba Wildlife Area northwest of Green...

Officer Kevin Behr, a 25-year veteran of the Ohio wildlife division, is currently in stable condition after being treated for a gunshot wound on Sunday afternoon. He was investigating a deer poaching tip in Clinton County near Macedonia and Martinsville roads, the Cincinnati Inquirer reports.
While details regarding the shooting are still unclear, three suspects have been arrested: Brian Liming, Thomas Davis, and Brian Achtermann. The sheriff’s...

You’ve likely heard it before—trophy hunting, or hunters choosing to harvest males with the largest antlers and horns, is causing “evolution in reverse” whereby antlers and horns will get smaller over time. Many hunters around the world undoubtedly value the size of the horns and antlers on the animals that they harvest and, for many people, harvesting a Boone & Crockett animal is a life-long aspiration. Yet, when people are hunting for the...

There’s a difference between book smart and bar smart. You may not be book smart, but this series can make you seem educated and interesting from a barstool. So, belly up, mix yourself a glass of LMNT Recharge, and take notes as we look at how you could literally get away with murder in Yellowstone. Powered by LMNT.
You’ve probably heard of legendary raves at Studio 54 in NYC or benders at the Broken Spoke in Austin. But they can’t match dozens...