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

Idaho requests shed antler hunting season feedback

Idaho requests shed antler hunting season feedback

SB 1143 regulated shed hunting for the first time this spring

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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Barbary sheep can carry deadly disease for desert bighorn sheep

Barbary sheep can carry deadly disease for desert bighorn sheep

State looks at ways to manage the spread of the disease as well as overall Barbary sheep population

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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Oregon bans coyote hunting contests

Oregon bans coyote hunting contests

New rule makes contests that target unprotected native mammals illegal

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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Three men convicted of using drone to poach mule deer

Three men convicted of using drone to poach mule deer

Men harassed buck from private to public land

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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Gastropods are behind Minnesota moose decline

Gastropods are behind Minnesota moose decline

New study finds specific gastropod species host to brainworm

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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Hunter holds "Let a Deer Walk" raffle to help Wyoming deer

Hunter holds "Let a Deer Walk" raffle to help Wyoming deer

About 800 hunters turned in their tags for a chance at one of 22 prizes

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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National Park Service releases draft bison management plans

National Park Service releases draft bison management plans

Three alternative plans outline ways to manage bison within Yellowstone boundaries

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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Montana hunters are "satisfied" with state elk management

Montana hunters are "satisfied" with state elk management

Survey results should help FWP form future elk management policies

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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California confirms new wolf pack

California confirms new wolf pack

Pack confirmed in Tulare County – 200 miles away from nearest pack

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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Montana announces 2023-24 season quotas for wolves

Montana announces 2023-24 season quotas for wolves

Hunting and trapping quotas will be lower than last year

Written by: Kristen A. Schmitt

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