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Refuge hunting access just hit a record 92 million acres under the 2026 final rule. See what changed and how to check your station before opening day.
Read More →Wildlife, habitat and access. Agency rule changes, disease management, funding and land decisions, covered for what they mean to the people who hunt and fish.
Who needs Plesiosaurs, when we have sturgeon? The animal that many scientists believe is responsible for “lake monster” sightings is actually the sturgeon. These amazing fish can survive in both salt- and freshwater, and some subspecies are capable of growing to 24 feet (yes, 24 feet!) in length. Lake sturgeon can weigh up to 200…
My question isn’t, “Why is this happening?” My question is, “Why isn’t it happening everywhere?” Every four years or so, the Utah Department of Natural Resources has an auction event to sell hundreds of antlers and furs that Utah Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers seized during poaching investigations, or otherwise obtained possession of,…
It’s nice to see our taxes working towards something we support, isn’t it? This new video, courtesy of our friends at the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) highlights the significant impact of Pittman-Robertson Act funding on the successful restoration and management of Pennsylvania’s elk population. For decades, the excise taxes paid by firearm, ammunition and…
There’s evil, there’s stupid and evil, and then there are these guys. Some poachers are smart enough to steal and waste wildlife at times and places where their crimes won’t be seen. Luckily for us and for the wildlife, for most people, the decision to poach automatically results in a loss of 20 IQ points….
Well, well, well … what do you know? Sportsmen’s votes and voices count again! Isn’t it strange how, all of a sudden, the voices of reason and freedom are being respected again? The latest example: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service have reversed their proposed closure of 100% of the Bears…
Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences … a bipartisan idea whose time has come. Not everything has to be a question of Political Left vs. Political Right. Some laws just make sense to just about everyone, and the EXPLORE Act seems to be one of them. The majesty of the outdoors and the beauty of…
Did you know that, in 2007, bald eagles were removed from the “endangered species” list? All over the nation, America’s national symbol is recovering from near-extinction. Although they’re still protected, Americans who grew up only seeing eagles in photos are now finding eagle nests in their back yards. The grand raptors have returned to the…
Wolves have a place in our ecosystem. Just not the ballroom, the ballet recital, or the back yard. Well, now we know the face of “the beast” that “steely knives” can’t kill … and it’s not a wolf’s. It’s the beast that’s born when we start prioritizing feelings over facts. The feelings in this case…
Very few things make me angrier than poaching. One of them is poaching endangered species. Many hunters (including myself) are willing to give a bit of grace to “mistaken identity” poaching, when the hunter had no intentions of poaching but misidentified their game–say, mistaking a hen turkey (not legal) for a jake (legal). Many of…
It’s Volunteer Week, and RMEF’s volunteers do much more than picking up trash … Volunteering doesn’t have to make you feel like someone working off a “community service” sentence. Volunteering for conservation could mean doing field work if that’s your jam, or it could mean fundraising to help protect a cause you believe in. The…
Have you noticed that some state fish and game agencies have started treating hunters like antagonists, not partners? At first it’s a little hard to understand why state regulatory bodies have done such a sudden about-face; after all, hunters’ tax dollars help fund those agencies’ missions. What’s more, hunting has always been a critical part…
Turns out that poachers are good for something after all, and Arkansas knows what it is! The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services awarded grants worth $537,209 this week to schools throughout the state thanks to wildlife fines collected by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The AGFC does not use any of the money…
