The 2025 big game general hunting season opened with warm temperatures and mild wind in south-central Montana. Hunter numbers varied significantly across the region, as did animal harvests.

Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks hunting regulation proposals are available for public review and comment, with the exception of black bear, deer, and elk regulations. Those proposals will be available for public review and comment by Thursday.

Several hunters already have accepted and completed the challenge, but there's still plenty of time to take part in the Nebraska Upland Slam. The Slam invites hunters to pursue and harvest a ring-necked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie-chicken, and northern bobwhite quail within a single season in Nebraska.

Nonresident deer and elk hunters interested in applying for general season deer and elk hunts in the first-ever Nonresident Tag Drawing can see what tags are available for 2026, and apply for those tags in December.

The Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) announces its Q3 2025 grant awards, supporting a range of initiatives dedicated to wildlife conservation, outdoor education, and veteran outreach.

Hogfish recreational harvest will close in state and federal waters off the east coast of Florida and the Florida Keys starting Nov. 1. This closure includes all state and federal waters south of Cape Sable, which is on the Gulf side of Florida, and up the Atlantic coast to the Florida/Georgia state line.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. ATF, SAF's challenge to the federal ban that prevents adults under 21 years old from purchasing handguns from licensed dealers. The brief was filed in response to the government's request to delay Brown until two other Second Amendment cases recently granted certiorari are heard by the High Court.

The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — home to the first acres managed under the National Wild Turkey Federation's Forests and Flocks Initiative — invited volunteers to the Burnt Butcher Stewardship Project area this past summer to install tree shelters around newly planted oak seedlings, building off a collaborative NWTF project and engaging people in the life-changing power of the outdoors.

Gearfire congratulates Travis McCamish, Director of Manufacturer Relations, on winning the Cowtown Range Accurized AR Championship by securing first place in the Open Division. McCamish's elite performance also earned him the top-spot for Overall Match and the title of Season Champion.

Team Winchester and White Flyer member, Desi Edmunds was inducted into the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) Hall of Fame at the 2025 NSCA National Championship. Desi has earned this honor only bestowed on the greatest competitors in the history of the shooting sports, over years of being a champion, top-competitor, mentor, and ambassador for the sport.