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From sandhill cranes over the Rio Grande to canyon frogs in Havasu, explore the wild sounds that signal spring across the ...

With the 2026 youth turkey season just around the corner, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding ...

Charlie Elliot, our field editor and the outdoor writer who brought turkey hunting to the masses, recounts his trickiest ...

In cities and suburbs, coyotes feed on the small mammals and other food as their rural cousins, but a large percentage of ...

There always seems to be something intriguing out there for those who want to seek it. If you go out in the woods, you will ...

I finally made it.  Over the 53-year history of the National Wild Turkey Federation there have been 50 NWTF Conventions, and I finally made it to my first last week.

If this time of year has you yearning for spring so you can get outdoors as the first fish of open water angling season begin to bite, there is no ...

Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are asking bird watchers and hunters to report sick or dead birds they encounter, as they continue to monitor avian influenza’s presence in the region. “Avian ...

PRESS RELEASE RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now accepting applications for the Craig Youth Novice Turkey Hunt, scheduled for this April. If you are a novice turkey hunter under the age of 18 ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is monitoring the continued spread of avian influenza in wild birds as spring migration ...

Sign up here to follow Laura’s columns by email. They say wild turkeys, even the ones in your neighborhood, are somewhat ...