Grizzly Bear Management Shifts to the States: What Hunters Should Know
Interior proposed shifting grizzly bear management to Western states July 14, 2026. What the 4(d) rule means for hunters — and the Aug. 17 comment deadline.
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Safari Club Int’l & NRA: No More Hotel California for Gray Wolves
Wolves have a place in our ecosystem. Just not the ballroom, the ballet recital, or the back yard. Well, now we know the face of “the beast” that “steely knives” can’t kill … and it’s not a wolf’s. It’s the beast that’s born when we start prioritizing feelings over facts. The feelings in this case…
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BOLO: Poacher(s) Kill Two Endangered California Condors
Very few things make me angrier than poaching. One of them is poaching endangered species. Many hunters (including myself) are willing to give a bit of grace to “mistaken identity” poaching, when the hunter had no intentions of poaching but misidentified their game–say, mistaking a hen turkey (not legal) for a jake (legal). Many of…
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Gray Wolves No Longer Endangered, Says USFWS
Turns out that scientifically managing wildlife together with sportsmen works–who knew? (You did.) Last Thursday, Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Aurelia Skipwith announced that the American gray wolf no longer qualifies as an endangered species…and although it’s great news, it’s not surprising. Scientifically managing wildlife…
