Eli Fournier

At a meeting on April 9th, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted to adopt a black bear hunting season in the state—the first since the Louisiana black bear was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1992. The Commission approved a 16-day season, set to run December 7 to 22 this...

When romping in the woods, every now and then, we find evidence of previous hunters: a fire ring, shotgun shell, or meat pole. A reminder that our sojourn in a spot is temporary, that people have been hunting before us, and will continue to do so long after. Recently, scientists in Germany...

A bullet whizzes over my head, smashing into a rock a few feet behind me. Then another, and another. Three shots—an ominous warning directed at me and my two shed-hunting buddies. We’re deep on National Forest land in the last week of April, on an annual shed-hunting pilgrimage—something that’s...

Across the country, fish and wildlife management agencies serve as the keepers to our—the public’s—wildlife resources. In conjunction with their (typically) governor-appointed boards, they make decisions that ensure the vitality and future of our resources. But recently, this basic paradigm has come...