Kristen A. Schmitt
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![Python hunters in Florida.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08/snake.jpg?w=759)
Amateur Snake Hunters Catch Giant 17-Foot Python in Florida Amateur Snake Hunters Catch Giant 17-Foot Python in Florida
By Kristen A. Schmitt
August 8, 2022
![Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/02/trail_cam_utah_dwr.jpeg?w=675)
Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property? Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property?
By Kristen A. Schmitt
August 2, 2022
![Greenland shark.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/28/greenlandclose.jpeg?w=675)
Rare Arctic Shark Found in Caribbean Waters Rare Arctic Shark Found in Caribbean Waters
By Kristen A. Schmitt
July 28, 2022
![Maple hills farms](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/27/maplehillsfarms.jpeg?w=675)
More Than 300 Deer to Be Killed at Deer Farm Infected with Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin More Than 300 Deer to Be Killed at Deer Farm Infected with Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin
By Kristen A. Schmitt
July 27, 2022
![dog rescues owner tahoe natl forest](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/19/saul_dog_rescues_owner_tahoe_national_forest.jpeg?w=600)
Real-Life “Lassie” Leads Rescuers to Owner Who Fell 70 Feet in Tahoe National Forest Real-Life “Lassie” Leads Rescuers to Owner Who Fell 70 Feet in Tahoe National Forest
By Kristen A. Schmitt
July 19, 2022
![Alligator in Michigan.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/13/alligator.jpeg?w=776)
Alligator Sightings Close Michigan Nature Center Alligator Sightings Close Michigan Nature Center
By Kristen A. Schmitt
July 13, 2022
![Wales fish poacher.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/11/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-4.20.32-PM.png?w=781)
Fish Poachers in Wales Busted After 20 Years of Illegal Harvest Fish Poachers in Wales Busted After 20 Years of Illegal Harvest
By Kristen A. Schmitt
July 11, 2022
![Ohio DNR vehicles](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/30/Ohio_DNR_vehicles.jpg?w=675)
Man Who Shot Ohio Game Warden Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison Man Who Shot Ohio Game Warden Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison
By Kristen A. Schmitt
June 30, 2022
![NAWA would help fund mule deer and other wild game habitat.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/24/mule_deer-scaled.jpg?w=678)
The House Passed a Bill That Could Provide $1.4 Billion in Wildlife Funding Every Single Year The House Passed a Bill That Could Provide $1.4 Billion in Wildlife Funding Every Single Year
By Kristen A. Schmitt
June 24, 2022
![Grizzly carcass on beach in Washington.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/22/Grizzly_bear_beach-1.png?w=603)
Dead Grizzly Mysteriously Washes Ashore on Washington State Beach Dead Grizzly Mysteriously Washes Ashore on Washington State Beach
By Kristen A. Schmitt
June 22, 2022
![black bear follows BC family](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/15/black_bear_follows_BC_family.png?w=633)
“Do Not Run!” Family Stalked by a Black Bear on Hiking Trail “Do Not Run!” Family Stalked by a Black Bear on Hiking Trail
By Kristen A. Schmitt
June 15, 2022
![Elk herd in snowy mountains.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/09/elk_herd_light_snowNPS-1.jpg?w=675)
Montana Land Purchase Could Unlock 100,000 Public Acres in the Big Snowy Mountains Montana Land Purchase Could Unlock 100,000 Public Acres in the Big Snowy Mountains
By Kristen A. Schmitt
June 9, 2022
![pair of bowhunters in FL](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/06/FL_pair_bowhunters.jpg?w=675)
New Jersey Bill Would Require Landowners to Notify Neighbors Before Hunting Their Own Land New Jersey Bill Would Require Landowners to Notify Neighbors Before Hunting Their Own Land
By Kristen A. Schmitt
June 6, 2022
![cougar close-up NPS](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/02/cougar_close_up_NPS.jpg?w=584)
Mountain Lion Enters California High School, Is Trapped Inside Empty Classroom Mountain Lion Enters California High School, Is Trapped Inside Empty Classroom
By Kristen A. Schmitt
June 2, 2022
![FWC gator in water](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/01/FWC_gator_in_water.jpg?w=677)
Florida Man Attacked and Killed by an Alligator While Collecting Frisbees in a Public Lake Florida Man Attacked and Killed by an Alligator While Collecting Frisbees in a Public Lake
By Kristen A. Schmitt
June 1, 2022
![Pennsy Buck Neil Patric Stewart](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/26/pennsy_buck_neil_patric_stewart.jpeg?w=600)
Pennsylvania Hunter Sets New Buckmasters Record With a 190-Class Whitetail Pennsylvania Hunter Sets New Buckmasters Record With a 190-Class Whitetail
By Kristen A. Schmitt
May 26, 2022
![black bear on bird feeder Maryland DNR](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/23/black_bear_bird_feeder_maryland_DNR.jpg?w=817)
Wisconsin Couple Fends off Bear Attack in Their Own Home Using a Kitchen Knife Wisconsin Couple Fends off Bear Attack in Their Own Home Using a Kitchen Knife
By Kristen A. Schmitt
May 23, 2022
![South Carolina Man Receives Carnegie Medal for Rescuing Neighbor from Alligator Attack](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/05/PIXNIO-2227286-3024x2268-2-scaled.jpeg?w=731)
South Carolina Man Receives Carnegie Medal for Rescuing Neighbor from Alligator Attack South Carolina Man Receives Carnegie Medal for Rescuing Neighbor from Alligator Attack
By Kristen A. Schmitt
April 5, 2022
![moose testing wildlife for COVID](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/31/moose_testing_wildlife_COVID.jpg?w=823)
Researchers in Minnesota Are Testing Deer, Moose, Bears, and Wolves for COVID Researchers in Minnesota Are Testing Deer, Moose, Bears, and Wolves for COVID
By Kristen A. Schmitt
March 31, 2022