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Gary Metivier That’s Wild is a strong watch for anyone who enjoys wildlife stories, animal rescues, and nature videos that teach as they entertain. A great place to start is the featured bald eagle rescue episode, which gives viewers a closer look at how rescue and rehabilitation can help one of America’s most iconic birds....
Read More →Yes, yes, they are very cute … until they’ve eaten every scrap of green in our garden, that is. If you’ve joined the great COVID-19 exodus from the cities, chances are you’ve looked around at your acreage and thought that it would be nice to have a garden. Whether you’re trying to get a homestead…
North Dakota’s current drought may portend a slow duck season this fall…but there’s no reason to panic. Newly released numbers from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s (NDGFD) 74th annual breeding duck survey indicate a below average breeding season for waterfowl. The main cause of the decline is lack of water – the 2021…
Back in the eighth grade, Christian Liden hadn’t so much as met his future bride, but he had a plan: He would design and mine the engagement ring he’d put on her hand. How does an outdoorsman go about that? Well, Liden started by panning for gold around his home state, Washington. But when it…
No, this isn’t Red Dawn 2021 (although you can hold an AK-47 over your head if you want to). Today, we have some interesting news courtesy of the Deserets at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and it’s interesting on two different fronts. First, there has been a spotting of what biologists are confident is in…
Biden Administration seeks to conserve 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030 The Mule Deer Foundation sees lots to like about the Biden Administration’s newly released Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful initiative. The plan, released a few days ago, includes plans that support big game migration corridors and winter range conservation efforts that…
Introducing Smokey the Bear’s successor: Grizzly-Nado! The year 2020 was such a steaming garbage fire that it’s easy to forget that it also featured real fires…lots of them. The National Shooting Sports Foundation is reaching out to America’s hunters and recreational shooters to remind us all that we have the power to help prevent last…
If we’re going to spend a fortune, let’s spend it on a real public benefit. The Boone and Crockett Club (B&C) has taken note of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, and they have an important message for Congress: Federal lands count as infrastructure, too. What’s more, those lands need some urgent TLC to protect them…
Just about a year ago, as it became clearer that the initial “two weeks to flatten the curve” COVID-19 lockdown was going to transform into “indefinite lockdown until there’s a vaccine,” we ran an article about the three idiots you Popular Outdoorsmen readers were going to encounter in the wilderness. I stand by those words,…
International Wildlife Crimestoppers, Inc. (IWC) has joined the Boone and Crockett Club as a research and media partner in their coordinated efforts against poaching. Through the strategic partnership, the Club is supporting conservation law enforcement and will help IWC promote and continue providing specialized law enforcement equipment to officers. In addition, one key part of…
The National Wild Turkey Federation celebrated conservation achievements and lasting partnerships in an innovative way during its Virtual 45th Convention and Sport Show. “As spring approaches, we look forward to chasing gobblers and getting new hunters outdoors, but we are already looking forward to getting the flock back together in Nashville for our 46th Convention and…
Note: Today’s article comes to us courtesy of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) announced changes to the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) leadership for the 117th Congress during Monday’s virtual Changing of the Guard event. CSF provides an important connection between the sporting community and Congress to ensure our rights as hunters and…
Groundhog, schmoundhog: Spring is here when the coyotes are. It isn’t spring in most of the country, but if you’d like to know what’s on tap for this April or May, just look to our southernmost state: Florida. The songdogs are coming out as the state warms, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…
