COLUMBIA — Cameron Foster remembers what it was like to bag his first turkey. He remembers the sounds. He remembers his heart feeling like it was going to beat out of his chest as the bird approached.

When the Forest Service approved the sale of nearly 70 acres for commercial logging in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest in late 2024, Sam Stearns was furious. The Shawnee is the only ...

MISSOURI, USA — The last hunting seasons of 2025 aren't even over yet, but the Missouri Department of Conservation is already looking ahead to next year's harvests. The department on Friday set its ...

You can cut down your own Christmas tree in Florida's Ocala National Forest. A $10 permit is required for each tree and can be purchased online. Tree cutting is only allowed in two specific, ...

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST (AZFamily) — Equestrians planning to ride through Tonto National Forest in the next two weeks will need to make other plans. The Tonto National Forest and the Arizona Department ...

Two turkeys, one big, one small, sat side by side on Mike Joyner’s dinner table. Weighing 15 pounds, the big one was a plump, store-bought bird like those sitting on millions of Americans’ tables this ...

COLORADO (KOAA) — Christmas tree permits for the Pike-San Isabel National Forests are now available. These permits let you and your family pick and choose your own tree from designated cutting areas.

Florida is home to two subspecies of wild turkey, with a statewide population between 80,000 and 100,000. Hunting a wild turkey for Thanksgiving is possible, but the hunting season occurs in the ...

Hunters can be thankful the spread of wild turkeys across most of Oregon has led to some of the most liberal hunting seasons in the nation. We’re allowed up to three toms in the spring and one or two ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idahoans looking for some festive fun are in luck – multiple forests across the state are open for tree cutting business. The permits only allow cutting on Boise National Forest lands, ...

IDAHO FALLS — Christmas tree permits are available to purchase online through Recreation.gov now through Dec. 31. Details about designated cutting areas, dates and ...

TEXAS – The most expensive part of Thanksgiving may already be sitting in your fridge. Turkey prices jumped 22.65% heading into this year’s holiday season, and producers brought fewer birds to market.