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The Tragic Tale of the Deer Hunter

Readers react to an Op-Ed essay by a deer hunter.

Facing Consequences of Success in Bid to Save a Goose by By FELICITY BARRINGER

A century of efforts to sustain snow geese along their migratory paths may have succeeded a little too well.

Hunting Deer With My Flintlock by By SEAMUS MCGRAW

For me, and I suspect for many others like me, the art of hunting is profound. It?s about taking responsibility.

In Alligator Hunt, Look for Glowing Eyes, Then Watch Your Fingers by By JAMES CARD

In Mississippi?s alligator hunt, which began in 2005, hunters travel the Pearl or the Pascagoula rivers using hooks, lines and the occasional shotgun.

Bison Hunts Considered to Cull Yellowstone Park Herds by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A proposal from Yellowstone National Park officials considers alternatives to the indiscriminate slaughters of previous years.

Pennsylvania Hunting and Fracking Vie for State Lands by By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

An area of abundant deer, turkey and bear, known to hunters as ?God?s Country,? lies atop vast reserves of natural gas.

New Evidence From the Rib of a Mastodon

Recent research makes a compelling case for a pre-Clovis human presence in North America.

Jellyfish Hunt as Effectively as Finned Fish, Study Finds by By ANAHAD O'CONNOR

Despite their sluggish looks, jellyfish are just as effective at hunting and catching meals as their competitors with fins, using their body size to increase their success.

Way of the Wolf in Wyoming

Wolves have made a remarkable comeback, thanks to federal protections. But a bad deal with Wyoming leaves their survival at stake yet again.

High Above the Hog by By MARK ESSIG

Shooting feral pigs from helicopters won?t work, but some rational steps should be taken to help control the wild hog population.

High Above the Hog by By MARK ESSIG

Shooting feral pigs from helicopters won?t work, but some rational steps should be taken to help control the wild hog population.

In Yellowstone, Killing One Kind of Trout to Save Another by By KIRK JOHNSON

Scientists are implanting radio transmitters in lake trout, an invasive species in Yellowstone National Park, to learn where they spawn and destroy eggs before they hatch.

Long Island Duck Hunters? Clubs Are Focus of Exhibition by By AILEEN JACOBSON

?Private Places Public Spaces: Suffolk County?s Elite Hunt Clubs and Regional Decoys,? an exhibition at the Suffolk County Historical Society, shows how hunt clubs of an earlier era led to the conservation of large sites.

An Advocate for Hunters Speaks About Wolves by By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS

With wolves off the endangered species list in Montana and Idaho, hunts are planned once again.

Brooklyn Rod and Gun, an Urban Haven for Anglers by By MIKI MEEK

Behind the blue door at Brooklyn Rod and Gun, bluefish and bluegrass rule as anglers drink beer, play records and plot their next outdoor adventure.