A brutal, bloody hunt. A ghastly, devastating attack. And a state left divided on what to do about its 2,500 black bears.

Sprawling ranches. Rare animals. Rich folks with guns. Welcome to the state’s booming business of stalking wildlife from around the globe.

Childhood friends, escalating traumas.

Internet death threats hound a young Alaskan after a successful hunt.

A war on wolves in Utah.

Stalking bluefin tuna, the most valuable wild animal in the world.

The story of a pair of murdered whooping cranes and just how difficult it is to save a endangered species.

The woman trophy hunter, notorious for her controversial “hero shot” beside a dead giraffe, profiled.

The story of a young man, a lake with some fish, a compound bow and a very bad idea.

Sex, potential violence, and human awkardness convene on an isolated shore.

"A slight breeze brings slight relief from the heat and a taste of the saltwater lapping against the hard sand. He’s been here many times. Though he has no desire to kill a bird, he loves this place, this lonely beach at the edge of this lonely lake too shallow for boats and too lifeless to attract fishermen. He loves the sand bugs and the sharp edges of the sand grass. Especially he loves the deep shade beneath the willow trees, and the sound of the cicadas’ music in the sun."

“What kind of a person looks upon the world’s largest land animal—a beast that mourns its dead and lives to retirement age and can distinguish the voice of its enemies—and instead of saying ‘Wow!’ says something like ‘Where’s my gun?’”

On Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s lust for blood-sport.

A child's uneasy participation in a hunting party; an excerpt from Jackson's forthcoming novel Mira Corpora.

"A bearded man orders the children to circle up and divide into groups. A brother and sister pull my ears and claim me. They say that I’m their lucky charm. The siblings are pale with spindly legs, denim shorts, floppy hiking boots. We set off into the heart of the woods. The boy’s crew cut ends in a braided rat’s tail. He flicks it back and forth across his shoulders. They both have beady eyes and big noses. There’s something else on their faces, but it’s not clear yet."

“It’s 7:30 a.m., and already the congressman and I are covered in blood.”

On killing and eating small game in Seattle.

What does it take to win the World Taxidermy Championships?