A sharp crack shattered the silence of the woods, bringing me to a halt. It was a crisp fall day and I was enjoying a quiet hike in the Eagles Nest wilderness. Had I heard a gunshot? Hunting is ...

Like a lot of people, Pete Ewals has a bucket list – things he’d like to do while he’s got plenty of time left on Earth. “I said I want to do a wilderness hunt. I want to see what it’s really like,” ...

This fall, Hal Herring plans to go backcountry hunting with his son near his Montana home. If they both take an elk, they'll be able to provide the family with enough meat for the following year. But ...

In her Feb. 10 commentary "ANWR worshippers fail to consider Inupiat," North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower has complaints about the decision President Obama made to ask Congress to consider ...

Load up this electric rig with all your gear for a fall hunting trip. As we delve into the depths of the fall hunting season, it might be time to take a closer look at one of the newest tools to take ...

As the President of the Washington Wildife Federation, a statewide coalition of hunters and anglers, I was disappointed to see some of our lawmakers misrepresenting the Wilderness Act. For the record, ...

People are used to planning most outdoor activities during daylight hours. Because of this, they often try to finish hunting, hiking, exploring wildlife, and other activities before sunset. This way, ...

Idaho Fish & Game Director Virgil Moore, who made his budget presentation to lawmakers this morning, said afterward that the department called off its professional hunt for wolves in the Frank ...

A scenic view of Heart Lake in the Scapegoat Wilderness. The United States congress designated the Scapegoat Wilderness in 1972 with a total of 239,936 acres. The long northwest border of the ...

Congress has profound influence on outdoors conservation and outdoors recreation, so it's important to know where candidates ...

For some, the concept of Wilderness Ethic is hard to grasp. Perhaps the easiest way to understand it is to imagine yourself as the “good guy” being tracked by the “bad guys” in an old West novel.