Wildlife biologists use population surveys, harvest data, and models to adjust hunting seasons yearly, keeping animal ...

In 2025, the Statesman Journal outdoors team wrote about fascinating people and traveled to stunning places. Here's our 10 ...

Claims that wolves have rescued Yellowstone National Park's aspen trees through a "trophic cascade" oversimplify a complex story.

From tiny towns to crystalline lakes and the Sawtooth Mountains, these are the state’s can’t-miss destinations.

O’Connor was 57 years old when he walked into Erb Hardware in Lewiston, Idaho, and bought a new Featherweight Model 70 in ...

Then a teenage runaway, Joe Meek survived a brutal winter stretch lost along the Yellowstone River before finding Capt.

This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1,  Part 2 and Part 3. A lone gray wolf (Canis lupus) named OR-7 — then a 2 ½-year-old male — ...

Samuel L. Jackson’s iconic advertising line, “What’s in your wallet?”, resonates as Santa Claus closes in on what’s left in its fold. But so does another line this holiday season. “What’s in your ...

For Wyoming locals, this particular slice of heaven represents one of the most diverse and captivating outdoor sanctuaries in the entire Rocky Mountain region. The park honors the memory of famed ...

The territory now encompassing Curt Gowdy State Park lies along the historic Overland Trail, an alternative to the Oregon Trail utilized by stagecoaches, postal carriers, and pioneers during the ...

Elk have taken over the streets of Cannon Beach. Herds of Roosevelt elk are a relatively common sight around the north Oregon ...