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Applications open Wednesday for Arizona's Copper State Draw, offering a rare shot at prized big-game hunts. The Arizona Game and Fish Department began accepting applications April 2 for its rebranded ...

A massive 110,000-acre New Mexico ranch, bigger than the city of Denver, just galloped onto the market with a staggering ...

The deadline for hunters to submit big game hunting licenses for 2025 is less than a week away. Hunters have until 8 p.m.

Texas is home to some unique animals, from armadillos to free-tailed bats. But have you ever seen this "one-in-a-million" ...

People flock to Texas for its world-renowned hunting, but many of the guided experiences for exotic species come with a steep ...

Integrated pest management techniques can help you manage deer damage without causing harm to this important wildlife species ...

A bill introduced March 10 in Congress and co-sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman would replace Biden-era land management ...

Finally, there’s this; whitetails adore perennials. While they’re no miracle cure (perennials won’t be as attractive to deer in northern climes after late-fall frosts and snow nip them ...

There's a dispute over who has the rights to a wild deer in Fayette County. One woman tried to claim the deer as her pet, giving it a dog collar and even getting it vaccinated. But the ...

from mule deer and elk to endangered desert tortoises and sage grouse. And Western states and nonprofits, which have millions of dollars of their own money wrapped up in hundreds of research ...

In the mountain west, mule deer typically shed from January into March, but elk (which we will bring into the mix here because shed hunting for their antlers is so popular) shed later, typically ...