Alan Clemons Articles

The skeletal structure of a fox’s skull and design of its snout prevent damage when it’s mousing in winter snow.

Read the latest on trapping gray foxes, bear attacks, blue feral pigs in California and more!

Balanced harvest met despite heavy mast crop that officials believe impacted bear movement.

Natural State gator hunters exceed zone quota during successful season, with a higher success rate on public land

The healthy adult male cougar was the third confirmed dead in the state during the past 50 years.

The sighting in Clark County is one of two dozen confirmed in the state since 2010.

Hunters killed fewer black bears than in 2024 during the early segment of the 2025 hunt.

Are black bears becoming the next wildlife management problem — like feral hogs?

A new, interactive feature provides information on the relocation of bears in Big Sky Country.

Hunters planning a trip to the Evergreen State will see up to a 38 percent increase in license fees.

An Arkansas task force is charged with creating and implementing an eradication plan for wild pigs that inhabit much of the Natural State.

Wisconsin DNR officials stopped trapping efforts two weeks after a bear attack but still are monitoring the area for a sow and cub.

Cemetery officials in Salina, Oklahoma are trying to raise money to put a fence around the property in an effort to keep the pigs out.

An old bear was killed in Yellowstone when it continued to ransack dumpsters for food and also stayed around several popular areas where tourists stayed, visited.

Several wild pigs in Monterey County had blue muscle or fat, and were found to have ingested an anticoagulant rodenticide that caused the coloration.

State officials cite a decline in the gray fox population and believe closing the seasons might help a rebound.

An alligator tipped a canoe and attacked a Florida woman, who was in the bow, as her husband tried to intervene.

A bill was passed in spring by the Utah state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox to increase nonresident hunting license fees.

At home or away, practicing with your compound, crossbow or traditional bow is vitally important during the off-season for many reasons. Foremost, of course, is ensuring confidence in your skills and gear before opening day.

Black bear hunters in New York found the most success in the Catskills and western Adirondacks areas and state management units.

Montana’s new wolf management plan reflects more than 20 years of management, public input, laws and more.

Shocking death is said to be the first known by a black bear in state’s recorded history.

Shocking death is said to be the first known by a black bear in state’s recorded history.

Shocking death is said to be the first known by a black bear in state’s recorded history.

Season dates and regulations are approved for the 2025 Utah furbearer seasons, along with an update on the state coyote bounty.

A bill sponsored by a South Carolina legislator would allow drones to be used, with regulations, for management of feral swine.

Federal and state officials have renewed their efforts to eliminate feral pigs on the Land Between the Lakes in western Kentucky.

At least eight opossums have been caught in Hawaii, sparking concerns about the impacts of the animals on other animal species on the island.

A bill in the Oklahoma Senate would eliminate permits for hunting feral hogs to more easily help with management and control.