Outdoor Recreation News

Wild horse protection advocates are accusing the federal Bureau of Land Management of stacking a public advisory board with friends of cattle ranchers at the expense of mustangs, and warning that the panel is increasingly sympathetic to the idea of slaughtering excess animals in overpopulated herds on U.S. lands in the West.

The Salt Lake Tribune) Ben Lowder with the Utah Bowmen's Association helps Isaac Zierenberg, 9, of Heber City count up his shots during the Utah State National Archery in the Schools Tournament.

Maine wardens are looking for a 47-year-old man who went missing after leaving his home to go snowmobiling on Friday.

A jury from another county will be brought in to hear the death penalty trial of a central Pennsylvania man accused of having gunned down a wildlife conservation officer.

The widow of a Southern California man who died when his motorized hang glider crashed off Kauai is suing the flight company and aircraft manufacturer.

In 1967, American alligators were listed as an endangered species because the total population size in the United States reached drastically low numbers due to severe poaching and overharvesting.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have told a Missouri River committee that they agree with a report that is critical of the so-called "spring pulse." Officials with the federal agencies spoke to the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee during its quarterly meeting this past week in Kansas City.

St. Petersburg, Florida - Tampa Bay's mystery monkey seems to have found a home behind the house of a St.

Bald eagles have adapted to populated areas. Here, a bald eagle sits with a bulldozer in operation nearby.

Dog owners are being urged to keep their pets under control following the mauling of sheep in Dorset and Somerset over the last week.

America's preeminent big wave surfer, Laird Hamilton, is the subject of this Sunday's all-new Oprah's Master Class on OWN and in this ETonline sneak peek you can see the 47-year-old rattle off a long list of injuries he sustained a result of his professional passion.

A Kentucky man has been barred from hunting migratory birds for two years after pleading guilty to baiting and hunting mourning doves.

The Detroit News reports that Detroit-area boating businesses report sales of luxury yachts, refurbished boats, dock space and maintenance services are increasing.

A necropsy on an endangered Mexican gray wolf that died in December shows the animal was shot to death.

A wolf expert from UW-Madison told state lawmakers Wednesday there are serious problems with a bill to create a hunting season for grey wolves.

After a rash of vehicles going into the water, the Hennepin County sheriff's office is banning cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles from all frozen lakes in the county.

The "Of Men and Mavericks" crew trained its lens Wednesday on the often overlooked co-star Mother Nature as she tried to steal the show with beautiful, booming waves off Steamer Lane and Mavericks.

An attempt to protect a rhinoceros from poachers in South Africa by sedating it to treat its horn ended with the animal's death Thursday in front of journalists and others who had been invited to learn more about anti-poaching efforts, conservationists said.

This Sept. 24, 2011 file photo shows Lance Armstrong talking to the media after the 2011 Xterra Nationals triathlon at Snowbasin Ski Resort, near Ogden, Utah.

Reigning Boston Marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel lead the field of elite runners for the 116th edition of the event.