fishing

After a historically warm winter last year canceled several events, Michigan’s sturgeon season came back in full swing earlier this month. It broke records with the most participants and the fastest timing, for what’s already known as the shortest fishing season in the state.

In Oklahoma, if it’s not the economy, it’s the weather. This year, both are challenges as the popular winter trout fisheries are delayed, and fewer trout will be stocked for at least the next three years.

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is the core of a major flyway for migrating birds and one of the most visited refuges in the U.S. Anglers and outdoor enthusiasts saved it from being drained 100 years ago, but the next century brings new challenges.

As Western Montana's blue-ribbon trout waters warm due to climate change, anglers are increasingly wrestling with the ethics of their sport.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is bringing in the big bucks, and that doesn’t just mean they’re bagging trophy deer.

With governments at odds, public and game wardens are caught in the middle.

The agreement aligns Tribes for wildlife management efforts statewide.

Wildlife Department foresees higher revenue, easier rules for public.

Noodling — in which people catch catfish using their hands as both the bait and the hook — is only legal in 17 states. That’s why people from all over the world make the pilgrimage to Pauls Valley to celebrate the sport every year.

A bill to streamline Oklahoma’s hunting and fishing licenses is headed to the governor’s desk after a multiyear journey through the legislature. The measure also hikes hunting license fees for the first time in two decades.