Kristen A. Schmitt

Kristen A. Schmitt

Senior Editor

Kristen writes regularly about wildlife, science, adventure, sustainable agriculture and the outdoors from her home base in northern New York.

She has written hundreds of articles, which have appeared in Glamour (including a profile on a Montana female game warden), USA Today (2020 cover story on Jared Allen; 2017 cover story on Remi Warren), Marie Claire (covered the Blaze Pink debacle), Smithsonian, Washington Post, Outside Magazine, National Geographic (first article was the viral piece: More Women Give Hunting A Shot and also covered Blaze Pink here, too) and a variety of others. She has also contributed original reporting for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program and other outdoors-related companies and organizations. She is a member of the Professional Outdoor Media Association and the Outdoor Writers Association of America.

Follow her on Twitter: @kristen_schmitt or Instagram: @kristen_a_schmitt

Colorado to issue fewer licenses this fall

Colorado to issue fewer licenses this fall

Officials cite severe weather and higher mortality rates as reason

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Family convicted of poaching herd of elk

Family convicted of poaching herd of elk

Poachers killed six elk from same herd

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Judge to decide status of Vail land dispute

Judge to decide status of Vail land dispute

Will it become employee housing or remain bighorn sheep habitat?

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New rule would equalize conservation with industry

New rule would equalize conservation with industry

Revised leasing agreements would open federal lands to conservation restoration

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Hunter kills grizzly bear by mistake

Hunter kills grizzly bear by mistake

Bear killed during black bear season outside of Yellowstone

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Montana bighorn sheep study to begin this summer

Montana bighorn sheep study to begin this summer

Researchers will study comingling rates and disease among eight herds

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Montana has draw error for bighorn sheep and moose

Montana has draw error for bighorn sheep and moose

FWP over allocated licenses based upon the wrong quotas in drawing system

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Should the feral horse become Nevada's state animal?

Should the feral horse become Nevada's state animal?

SB90 proposes designating the “wild mustang” as symbol of Nevada

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Study finds Jackson bighorn sheep die-off when population hits 500

Study finds Jackson bighorn sheep die-off when population hits 500

Habitat management and hunting could help keep herd at objective

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Hunter fined for shooting grizzly instead of black bear

Hunter fined for shooting grizzly instead of black bear

Man must pay $10,000 in restitution for mistaken ID

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