The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners has given preliminary approval to the 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons and ...

Snowshoe hares have a lengthy population cycle, but this year seems exceptionally low, writes Outdoors columnist Gord Follett, who digs into what may be happening.

With a range that extends from Alaska and Northern Canada south into the Rockies, Upper Midwest and Northeastern United States, the snowshoe hare is widely distributed across North America.

I am going in pursuit of the snowshoe hare. Snowshoe hares? You may ask: "Where in the world did that come from?" Once upon a time, I would actually hunt these interesting little varmints.

When conditions are right, a space develops under the snow that is used by a variety of invertebrates and small rodents all ...

Physiological changes have already started as the days start to get longer.

So you think you know a lot about Maine’s game birds and mammals? Let’s find out. Here’s a little quiz, and don’t cheat. Take ...

While New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) are our only native rabbit, identification can be tricky in the field because the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) has moved in and ...

If it means cedar shrubs in a boreal forest, you’ll likely see a snowshoe hare. Sagebrush and prairie grasses? Probably a jackrabbit. The bottom line is that any patch or thicket that’s dense ...