POLK COUNTY, Minn. – For three days every October, Rydell National Wildlife Refuge becomes a Northwoods deer camp. It’s been that way since 1995.

It is National Wildlife Refuge Week, and people are celebrating these unique and diverse landscapes scattered across the country, and their histories are a story all their own.

The Fish and Wildlife Service indicated it could defer to state policies when deciding whether to ban lead ammunition and fishing tackle at federal wildlife refuges. The Fish and Wildlife Service could defer to individual states when deciding whether to ...

The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska.

WASHINGTON — The Red River National Wildlife Refuge is on the receiving end of a federal funding meant to preserve acreage for waterfowl habitat and increase public access. The refuge, headquartered in south Bossier Parish, will be allocated $14.6 ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - A game warden says three men face misdemeanor charges after they were found hunting in a wildlife refuge but did not appear to be trying to break the law. Warden Gary Rankin says the men were found hunting waterfowl last month in Kellys ...

Many hunters at both Shillapoo and Ridgefield will not shoot any geese, except the small cacklers. They avoid the larger geese to make sure they do not take a Dusky. If they do, they can no longer hunt geese with their permit for the rest of the season.