Colorado’s vague constitutional amendment would declare hunting the “preferred means” of managing all wildlife—undermining the public trust and scientific wildlife management

Humans have been hunters and gatherers for most of our history, and that identity is perhaps most enshrined in American culture, as a result of the mythos of the frontier.  It’s one of the reasons that I take to the woods each fall, in hopes of filling the freezer.

Americans generally support hunting and fishing…

Montana's wolf population is lower than previously thought, and has been declining since its peak in 2013, according to the new annual report by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The state's updated population estimation model, iPOM 2.0, involves changes to some of the major inputs, including calculations of wolf pack territory (larger than previously thought) and wolf pack size (lower than previously thought, and decreasing over recent years). The changes result in a reduced statewide population estimate from nearly 1,100 (as reported in the last several years using iPOM 1.0) to about 725.