This commentary is by Dan Galdenzi, a resident of Stowe. There’s been a lot of chatter about trapping lately in Vermont. Many Vermonters don’t know much about it at all, and from what I can ascertain, ...

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Turn an ordinary soda bottle into the ultimate fish trap with this simple DIY build. Watch how easy it is to make, bait, and catch real fish using stuff you already have at home. Barrett Deals Major ...

The recreational trapping season in Vermont begins on October 25 and runs through March 31, 2026. This includes the use of baited steel-jawed leghold traps and body-crushing kill traps, as well as ...

On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know ...

What happens when the executive branch of Vermont's state government ignores policy mandates imposed on it by the legislative branch? The legislative branch complains, and the nonprofit sector sues.

A gray wolf in snow. (Eric Cole/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted regulations for the upcoming wolf and furbearer trapping seasons on Tuesday that keep ...