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News Articles: Hunting

Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a campaign rally, Nov. 5, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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  • Europe

Italian politicians allege Donald Trump Jr.'s hunting party killed a protected duck

Italian politicians want action against a hunting party that included the president's son, who they accuse of allegedly killing a ruddy shelduck. One Italian paper called it the "Donald Duck crisis."

February 06, 2025
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
Taxidermied deer mounted on a wall at a deer processer in Mansfield.

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  • Environment

Georgia has been preparing for so-called zombie disease in deer. Here’s how the state's responding

The state Department of Natural Resources said it is at this point not concerned about chronic wasting disease, which is fatal and affects deer and other cervids, outside of Lanier and Berrien where it was detected last week. But there is some new guidance. 

January 27, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
A photo of the search and rescue operation to find two men by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office in Washington state.

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  • National

2 men were found dead from exposure after looking for Sasquatch

The bodies of two men looking for Sasquatch were found in a forest in Washington state after a three-day search.

December 29, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
A man stands next to a truck with a Georgia Hunters for the Hungry logo, and eight hundred pounds of venison.

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  • Environment

Georgia nonprofit helps deer hunters provide enough meat for 500,000 people in need this season

Thanks to a partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program has provided nearly half a million meals' worth of venison to people in need.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Octopuses and fish hunt in groups, and octopuses have been observed striking fish who try to freeload.

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  • Science

Octopuses and fish share leadership — and enforcement — in group hunting

When octopuses and fish hunt in groups in the Red Sea, the leadership roles are more dynamic than researchers knew — as are some ways the animals enforce cooperation.

September 24, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Fisherman Brad Carlisle and fishing guide Jordan Chrestman bring boatloads of dogs back to shore after they were found struggling to stay above water far out in Mississippi's Grenada Lake.

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  • Animals

38 dogs were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. But some fishermen had quite a catch

A trio of fishermen have saved almost 40 dogs that were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. The hound dogs plunged into the water while chasing a deer after setting off on a fox hunt.

June 25, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Shoal bass fish.

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  • Politics

Anglers and paddlers closely watch bill intended to make some streambeds off limits in Georgia

Conservationists and environmental groups are sounding the alarm over a measure that they say will unravel the protections for fishing and hunting in Georgia that were fast-tracked last session.

March 26, 2024
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
A sea otter in the estuarine water of Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, Calif.

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  • Research News

California sea otters nearly went extinct. Now they're rescuing their coastal habitat

California sea otter populations have rebounded in recent decades. New research finds that by feasting on shore crabs, these otters are helping to protect their coastal marsh habitat against erosion.

February 08, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Max Richardson

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  • Environment

For more inclusive outdoor experiences, Georgians with impaired mobility look to different tools

An annual hunt hosted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources makes special tools available as the agency says it's moving toward better outdoor accessibility. 

January 25, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Farmer Neal Lee stands in a soybean field on his family farm in Dawson, where they also grow peanuts and cotton. White-tailed deer are more likely to eat row crops farther away from the road, where the plants are ankle height.

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  • Economy

Deer are eating through Georgia crops. For farmers, it’s the latest cost to worry about

Damage from white-tailed deer can cause millions of dollars worth of damage to the state’s most profitable crops.

 

November 01, 2023
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Georgia in Play 10/27

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  • News

Georgia in Play: Georgia's abortion law, voting rights under review and why farmers want more hunters

This week on Georgia in Play, host Leah Fleming takes a look at two major pieces of policy in Georgia — our six-week abortion ban, and an omnibus voting bill that critics say limit access for disenfranchised voters. 

October 27, 2023
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Chase McGee
Students from the Yupiit School District learn how to prepare freshly caught salmon.

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  • Education

An Alaska district aligns its school year with traditional subsistence harvests

Three Alaska Native Villages have changed their school calendar so that students now can take part in things like the fall moose hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Evan Erickson
deer

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  • News

State wildlife officials prepare for deadly deer disease ahead of Georgia hunting season

Georgia conservationists are putting hunters on high alert about the possibility of a deadly deer disease crossing the state border after the discovery of a case in north Florida. 

July 11, 2023
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Feral cats are a problem in New Zealand, but one community's attempt to handle them has not gone over well. This one is pictured in Wantagh, N.Y., where officials removed cats from Jones Beach over the threat to endangered birds.

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  • Animals

A feral cat-hunting contest for kids in New Zealand is scrapped after a backlash

The competition withdrew its new category after pushback from animal rights groups. The controversy highlights a broader debate over how to manage the invasive species.

April 20, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Monte Markley with his prairie falcon Storm in a field near August, Kansas. He says he fell in love with raptors as a kid because of a book and a hawk in a box.

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  • Animals

On the Kansas prairie, a master falconer develops a unique bond with birds of prey

Monte Markley read My Side of the Mountain as a kid and was captivated by the story of a boy and his falcon. He's now a master falconer, training his latest bird on the grasslands of Kansas.

February 26, 2023
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By:
  • Brian Mann
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