Sage Marshall

3 days ago | fieldandstream.com | Sage Marshall

Florida has recorded what is likely the state’s first fatal bear attack in its history. According to Naples Daily News, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead in the woods by his house in Jerome, near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, on Monday, May 5. Wildlife officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) responded to Markel’s property that morning after his daughter reported witnessing a black bear killing a dog.

5 days ago | themeateater.com | Sage Marshall

On Wednesday, May 7, North Dakota finalized its 2025 season dates and license quotas. The North Dakota Game and Fish (NDGF) agency notably cut licenses down to 42,300. This is 7,800 tags or 16% fewer than 2024. The tag reductions apply to most of the state’s deer tags, including both either-species tags and specifically designated whitetail tags. Muzzleloader-only licenses were also slashed.

2 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Sage Marshall

A recently conducted national poll shows widespread support for public lands, with 74 percent of respondents opposing the closure of federal public lands and 71 percent opposing the sale of existing public lands to the highest bidder. The poll was sponsored by the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and conducted by YouGov, a data analytics and polling research firm. The organization interviewed 4,501 citizens between March 13 and March 27.

4 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Sage Marshall

New Mexico has officially set aside $50 million to create new wildlife crossings. The money was appropriated to fund an existing state program known as the New Mexico Wildlife Corridors Action Plan, which was finalized in 2022 and identified eleven priority locations for the development of wildlife crossings over roads using over- or underpasses. Officials used vehicle collision data, wildlife GPS movements, and other data to create those recommendations.

1 month ago | projectupland.com | Sage Marshall

The American woodcock, also known as the timberdoodle, is one of the most well-known—and distinctive—game birds in North America. To put it simply: there’s no other upland bird quite like a woodcock. The species is unique for being one of the only migratory birds upland hunters chase. The birds also have unusual body compositions with small, rounded bodies, long pointed beaks, and eyes set far back in their skulls.