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Six decades ago, bighorn sheep distribution in North America was drastically reduced. The North American bighorn population was estimated at fewer than 25,000 in 1960.

The Winchester rifle awarded to the captor of legendary Apache leader Geronimo sold for $1.265 million at auction, a record price for a single firearm.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is offering some tips for warm weather care of big game. With warmer temperatures lingering during early-season hunts, especially in the South, caring for meat in the field becomes critical.

1964. LBJ defeats Barry Goldwater to remain in the White House; the U.S. becomes further embroiled in the Vietnam conflict; Tokyo hosts the Summer Olympics....and game wardens in Maine remain vigilant as ever. The exploits of state game wardens and conservation officers have become, in recent years, the stuff of cable reality TV, and perhaps help propagate the notion of wildlife agency enforcement as a recent phenomenon.

Wild turkeys are making a comeback in America thanks to conservation efforts led by the National Wild Turkey Federation. After reaching a record low of 200,000 in the early 1900s, wild turkey numbers are at roughly 6 million birds.

The best way to find out where hunters prefer to hunt is simple: just ask them. That’s exactly what the folks at the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership are doing. Working with state wildlife officials, TRCP recently mapped its fifth state.

Texas may not be the first state that comes to mind when hunters think of ducks, but the Lone Star State is attracting more birds each year. Its location at the bottom of the Central Flyway makes it a prime location.

Most duck hunters have their spot, that isolated cabin that’s been in the family for decades, the lodge where fathers pass on the tradition to their sons, the public WMA that hides a sweet honey-hole that (hopefully) goes mostly undiscovered.

Not all hunters are farmers, but many farmers are hunters.