A new Georgia law now allows trucks to carry up to 88,000 pounds on non-interstate roads, a move aimed at supporting the state's top industry, agriculture, while maintaining a carve-out for metro Atlanta. Representative Leesa Hagan explains the bipartisan effort behind the change and shares how a young hunter helped inspire a new law allowing neon pink safety gear in the field.

In this week’s Lawmakers Huddle, GPB’s Donna Lowry talks to state Rep. Leesa Hagan about the reason for changes in trucking and why she pushed to make sure some hunters can swap their orange gear for pink. 

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."

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. 

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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.

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.