The monarch butterfly has faced steep declines in recent years and saving the species will require immediate action. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision that protections for the monarch butterfly are warranted but precluded under the Endangered Species Act is a […]
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A waterfowling contradiction has emerged in recent years: While three of the past five USFWS Waterfowl Population Status Reports have estimated record breeding duck populations and good production, many southern hunters have reported lackluster duck seasons. As revealed in the
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A 2,415-acre ranch in northcentral California featuring prime wildlife habitat is now permanently protected thanks to a collaborative conservation effort by the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and a
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Three game wardens from Johnson, Ellis, and Harris Counties and a State Park Police Officer concluded a three-month investigation into an alligator poaching case. In mid-September, game wardens received a tip about an individual living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
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We anglers definitely over-complexify things sometimes. Quite often, actually. Will it really make that big a difference if you tie a Bimini Twist, versus a modified Albright? If you choose 8/0 hooks instead of 10/0? If you use a 15-foot
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Ribbonfish are some bizarre looking creatures. They look more snake-like than fish-like, a 30-incher doesn’t even hit one pound, and their sharp teeth are barbed for maximum killing ability. As a result of their less than appealing appearance, most anglers
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What’s in a name? Chronic wasting disease sounds ominous, too descriptive for comfort, almost impolite in its directness. It is, in fact, a truthful name for a disease and a real threat to North America’s cervids. Cervids, such as this healthy, male
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This year, tens of thousands of fires burned more than 8.75 million acres across the West, which is about 2 million more acres than the 10-year average. Sadly, more than 80% of these wildfires were human-caused. Colorado was hit particularly
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An Upshur County game warden received an anonymous tip about a substantial amount of crappie that had been cleaned and dumped at Lake O’ the Pines near Ore City. The warden and his partner responded and inspected the property where
Anglers Caught with 273 Crappie! Read More »
“Sheep Week” is happening right now-Jan. 11-16. The Wild Sheep Foundation’s (WSF) annual “Sheep Show” in Reno, NV was canceled due to COVID-19 like every other sporting expo this winter. So, instead of throwing in the towel, they came up
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I don’t know how you’ll remember 2020, but I’ll always recall it as the year most of us had just as soon forget. It’s been a stressful one, indeed, with far-reaching consequences and strains that have created an overwhelming sense
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(Washington D.C.)—A sweeping legislative package to keep the government running and invest in COVID relief has become law. Tucked throughout the bill are numerous conservation provisions that invest in climate solutions, sustainably manage water resources, restore habitat, combat chronic wasting
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On Monday, November 30th, the fishing industry lost a true giant of the sport. Ronald John Linder age 86, of Baxter, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. Ron was an epic entrepreneur driven by an
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Grasslands are managed worldwide to support livestock production, while remaining natural or semi-natural ones provide critical services that contribute to the wellbeing of both people and the planet. Human activities are however causing grasslands to become a source of greenhouse
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NOAA upgraded its flagship ocean and sea ice operational forecast system — the Global Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (Global RTOFS). Version 2.0 introduces a high-resolution ocean data assimilation capability to the forecast system for the first time. Global RTOFS provides
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Most anglers fish for grouper with bait, but jigging for grouper is also quite effective. And it has some significant advantages, particularly when you’re drift fishing over craggy structure. Not only will the jigs catch fish, you’re a lot less
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Thanks to the actions of conservation-minded landowners, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation helped permanently protect 970 acres of important elk habitat in southcentral New Mexico. “We appreciate Gary and Laurie Fonay for their desire to reach out to us to
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Finding a place to shoot safely is now easier than ever thanks to a new interactive tool premiered today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) as part of its 83-year partnership with states, industry and individual firearms users who
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The National Wildlife Federation joined a coalition of conservation and Indigenous groups in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service for exempting 9 million acres of the Tongass National Forest from protections of the National Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
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There’s no denying that traditional popping cork fishing is effective for catching speckled trout. Does it always work? Of course not. But when the usual “pop-pop-pause… pop-pop-pause…” isn’t working, that doesn’t mean you should ditch the rig. The next time
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