Wildlife Management

A 19-year-old duck hunter in Wisconsin shot and killed a wolf last weekend as several other of the wild canines surrounded him and his hunting partners. Chase Melton told local outlet WJFW that he and his friends had set up their blind and decoys at a spot near St. Germain and were waiting for the...

A Michigan man is being accused of killing nine deer with a crossbow and leaving them to waste in and around the town of Cody, Wyoming. Joshua T. Wielhouwer, 20, allegedly killed the critters in late August, according to the Powell Tribune. He’s been accused of shooting mule deer bucks, does, and...

At the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF), we are blessed to employ some of the nation’s best botanists, ecologists, and biologists. The struggle lies in our ability to communicate the results and scientific relevancy of these staff members' work in a way that is both digestible and actionable for our...

Three years ago, a female grizzly attacked and killed David Lertzman on May 4, near Waiparous Village, Alberta. This year, just one week after the elk bow hunting opener near Calgary, Carmelo Silvestro was attacked by the same bear—confirmed by DNA samples obtained by Fish and Wildlife officials...

In Colorado, a ballot initiative seeking to ban all hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx in the state has garnered enough signatures to appear on the ballot in November. The initiative (Proposition 127 on the ballot, titled “Prohibit Bobcat, Lynx, and Mountain Lion Hunting”) is the latest in...

If you were to look at the world as a living being that thinks and grows just like every other creature, then salmon would be its lifeblood. For millions of years, these magnificent fish have made their way up the veins of great rivers, bringing nutrients distilled from the Pacific Ocean along with...

A petition earlier this year by the Seattle-based Wild Fish Conservancy to list select Chinook (AKA king) salmon populations in the Gulf of Alaska as “threatened” or “endangered” species is gaining traction. In January, the nonprofit submitted a document to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

A former member of the Utah Wildlife Board has been accused of illegally baiting deer at his outfitting operation in the southwestern part of the state. Wade Raymond Heaton, 51, along with six of his hunting guides at Color Country Outfitters have been accused of baiting mule deer during the 202...

A black bear hunter barely escaped with his life last week after an adult female grizzly bear charged him in a remote section of southern Alaska. His story has since gone viral on both social and traditional media, and he spoke with MeatEater over the phone to give us the nitty gritty details. “I...

An Idaho man has been charged with five felonies and 15 misdemeanors for a host of wildlife crimes allegedly committed during last year’s big game season–including the purchase of tags that are illegal to sell in the state. Karl W. Studer, 43, spent over $150,000 purchasing Landowner Appreciation...

Craig Kiselbach had never heard of Takaya before last week. Now he knows all about British Columbia’s most famous wolf, but that knowledge has come along with an avalanche of angry, threatening messages. “I’ve never had this before. I’ve been in this industry over 30 years, and outfitting for 1...

Last week, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif) and representatives Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) and Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced legislation in Congress to create a program addressing wildlife migration problems in the West. The Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act is essentially a legislative extension of...