Exotics

Whitetail hunting in high mountain country is serious business — no tree stands or food plots in sight. But if you’re tough enough to take the challenge, big bucks can be found in the mountains.

First "Zwickery" was created to respond to changes in hunting laws that allowed bowhunters to shoot deer, elk and bear.

A mountain lion that was found in a tree at a Spearfish home was tranquilized and later released a few miles away in a rural area.

A mountain lion that appeared strong and healthy when it was photographed as it ruled a wilderness park in the middle of Los Angeles has been exposed to rat poison and is suffering from mange.

Mountain lion hunters in northwestern Montana say state Fish, Wildlife and Parks estimates of the lion population in the Bitterrott Valley are too high.

Nebraska Sen. Ernie Chambers isn't done yet with his fight to outlaw mountain lion hunting.

Gov. Dave Heineman has vetoed a bill that would outlaw mountain lion hunting in Nebraska.

From big horn sheep predation, to mountain lions attacking tranquilized elk, to Californians dealing with the family dog being dragged from the backyard, there is a real need for hunting mountain lions.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will host a free public workshop on how people can protect themselves against bears, lions and wolves in the backcountry.

New research shows that only 7 percent of mountain lions in the Jackson Hole area are surviving into adulthood.

Wildlife officials have killed a mountain lion that had taken up residence in a Helena neighborhood and killed three housecats.

Southern California authorities are searching for a mountain lion that killed a family pet in the backyard of a foothills home.

Some Spearfish residents say they've seen wolves in the area, but police and wildlife officials are skeptical.

Hunters who want to kill mountain lions for sport in Nebraska could soon be out of luck, due to a bill penned by a longtime state senator who has championed animal welfare issues.

A national mountain lion protection organization is outraged that South Dakota hunters shot three young lions last week and had their kills deemed legal by the state.

Some people call the activity bowhunting for cottontail rabbits. Mark Zornes calls it losing arrows in the sage brush.

Experts will examine the torn clothing of a homeless man to determine whether a mountain lion mauled him at his California campsite.