Keith Lusher 06.30.26 Minnesota fisherman Chris Mulcahy has officially entered the state record books after landing a giant bluegill that weighed 2 pounds, setting a new Minnesota state record for the species. Mulcahy, of Waterville, caught a fish while fishing at Big Stone Lake in western Minnesota on May 29. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Sign up for the Outdoor Life newsletter Get the latest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. An Oregon environmental group is suing the Interior Department to stop timber sales in the Coast Range because Congress invalidated the BLM resource management plan that directed the sale of about 1,300 acres of timber in
North Carolina wildlife officials are considering a rule change that would restrict firearms hunting and deer hunting with dogs on a small section of public game land near Falls Lake. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission scheduled a virtual public hearing for June 23 Petition to amend the rules For butter-falls News of Game Land. The
The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration Board approved a major land transfer this month. It authorized the sale of approximately 50,000 acres of land in the Book Cliffs area to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The transaction is one of the largest wildlife habitat acquisitions in state history. It opens extensive big
Trump administration orders removal of more than 900 bison from Montana federal lands The Trump administration has ordered the removal of more than 900 bison from federal lands in Montana, marking a significant shift in wildlife management policy for the region. This decision affects bison populations roaming in areas adjacent to Yellowstone National Park, where
Published on June 18, 2026 09:05 am Catalan ultrarunner Killian Jornet was jogging on the slopes of 14,021-foot-high Wilson Peak in Colorado’s San Juan Range last September when he spotted an abandoned mining cart looming against the cliffs. Jornet, who was climbing all the peaks above 14,000 feet in the contiguous United States for a