An 11-foot, 400-pound alligator game officials say was shot and killed without a permit has been identified as the beast that killed a late-night swimmer at a Southeast Texas marina.

In her veto message, Gov. Maggie Hassan said a bill to remove the licensing requirement for carrying concealed firearms would undo the state's “common sense'' gun laws.

In the late 1970s and early '80s less than 2 percent of the Jackson Elk Herd spent summers not far from their wintering grounds in the stretch of Jackson Hole between Moose and Wilson. Now, that number is growing.

Teal hunting season dates are set to coincide with teal migration through Nebraska, and the opening day is typically the Saturday following Labor Day.

A Mississippi taxidermist must pay $4,300 for hiding the skin of a threatened Louisiana black bear from investigators, and a man who helped take the bear to him must pay an equal amount.

Most black powder silhouette guns are modeled after the legendary Sharps rifles made popular by the Great Plains buffalo hunters of the American West. The rifles could take down buffaloes, elk, mule deer and other big-game animals at ranges greater than 500 yards.

State wildlife officials say the number of bears in Kentucky has grown and the population can withstand increased hunting.

If your deer rifle doubles as your predator gun, Hornady offers a new ammo line that can reduce felt recoil by more than 40 percent.

Whitetail guru Jeremy Flinn puts his public-land whitetail skills to the test and tags a great "city" buck.