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Deer hunting season began three weeks ago in Massachusetts and hunters have already donated more than 750 pounds of venison to the MassWildlife’s Hunters Share the Harvest Program.

The new program provides the opportunity for hunters to donate and share venison with those in need while also supporting forest conservation.

Since deer season began about a month ago, hunters across the state have donated more than 750 pounds of venison to residents facing food insecurity. The donations make up over 3,000 meals and more than double the impact that MassWildlife's Hunters Share the Harvest Program had last year when it launched as a pilot program.

Massachusetts wildlife officials have received nearly $800,000 to get ahead of wildlife disease outbreaks before they cross the barrier from animals to humans and become pandemics.

Massachusetts wildlife officials have received nearly $800,000 to get ahead of wildlife disease outbreaks before they cross the barrier from animals to humans and become pandemics.

In a behind-closed-doors move St. Patrick’s Day, federal and state environmental representatives entered into an Agreement in Principle with FirstLight Power to sell the rights of a living Connecticut River to Canada — literally. FirstLight,...

This week’s Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board meeting, held remotely on Tuesday, had an agenda item that informed the Board that a change to the Massachusetts RMV license offerings would be able to provide a significant benefit to the...

After 50 years, the chance for federal and state agencies to undo the mistake leaving a 410-mile-long river ecosystem broken in a three-state reach rests with them in closed-door federal license negotiations with FirstLight Power.Since 1972 the...

After 50 years, the chance for federal and state agencies to undo the mistake leaving a 410-mile-long river ecosystem broken in a three-state reach rests with them in closed-door federal license negotiations with FirstLight Power. Since 1972 the...

With revenue consistently dropping, and expenses escalating to larger than ever proportions, MassWildlife’s proposal to raise hunting and fishing license fees starting in 2022 is now complete, but not without some serious compromise being realized...