Big Game

A woman who shot a grizzly bear that ultimately died after she believed it posed a threat to her North Idaho family is worried she may be in trouble for killing a federally protected species.

Authorities want to talk to a man who donned a fairly realistic bear costume, head and all, and wore it when harassing a mother bear and two cubs trying to feed on pink salmon.

Out in America’s heartland, the bucks grow big. Here’s how and where to hunt whitetails on the wide-open prairies, where trees are scarce and the sky never ends.

In his teenage years, a close encounter on the ground with a bruiser buck profoundly changed the way Jared Scheffler hunts Whitetail deer. Heed his advice to help you become a better spot-and-stalk hunter.

The killing of 'Cecil the Lion' has shined the light on the very large anti-hunting community, and the lengths they will go to to try and end all hunting. And their power is greater than you might think.

Maine officials say the money generated from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, ATV registrations and the moose hunt lottery has increased by more than $700,000 over last year.

A public works employee for an upstate New York town is recovering from injuries suffered when he lost control of a mower when a deer ran in front of the vehicle.

The killing of the popular lion by an American hunter, which triggered outrage far beyond Zimbabwe's borders, has strengthened resolve here to enforce hunting regulations, but there's no talk of fencing the huge reserve or an outright ban on hunting.

Mississippi wildlife officials believe the spike in poaching is directly tied to more alligator hunting shows on TV. One official says they see the shows and just think it's cool.

Discover the origins of Sitka's Whitetail line and learn the thought process that creates some of the premiere outdoor apparel on the market.

New Mexico officials want to increase the number of Sandias bears that can be killed by hunters, but the plan is drawing fire from critics.

For almost 20 years, West Virginia has allowed state-sanctioned urban whitetail hunts to lower deer populations and to reduce damage to residents' property caused by deer.

Skyler Willis shot a trophy 6-point bull elk with his bow on the Zumwalt Prairie in the Chesnimnus Wildlife Management Unit. Willis did not have a valid elk tag and had been trespassing when he retrieved the bull elk.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A woman is recovering after being attacked by an alligator that bit off her arm while she swam in central Florida. Rachael D. Lilienthal, 37, was swimming in Wekiva River on Saturday afternoon when the gator attacked her, biting her twice, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission spokeswoman Karen Parker. The gator bit off her arm just above the elbow. Parker said doctors were not able to reattach the arm because too much time had passed. Kayakers helped rescue the woman. One of the kayakers struck the alligator with a paddle, causing the animal to release Lilienthal. Two kayakers brought her to the marina where deputies gave her first aid. She was taken to an Orlando-area hospital. Her condition is not known. "I can understand why people are worried. To go out swimming and have something bite you that is like a nightmare scenario,'' said Parker. Wildlife officers captured the gator hours later, shortly after midnight Sunday and euthanized it. Authorities have not yet released the size or sex of the gator.

Setting goals is a good thing. Actually achieving those goals is something else entirely.

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is not joining an expanding list of carriers who ban or limit transportation of hunting trophies.

A third free-ranging deer from Meridian Township near Lansing has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.