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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.
Four “kids,” two states, at least 20 deer. Nobody likes poachers less than we lawful hunters, although most of us have forgiveness in our hearts for those ignorant of the law or in dire straits. However, sometimes poaching represents something much darker and antisocial, and that seems to be the case in today’s shocking news…
Yes, yes, they are very cute … until they’ve eaten every scrap of green in our garden, that is. If you’ve joined the great COVID-19 exodus from the cities, chances are you’ve looked around at your acreage and thought that it would be nice to have a garden. Whether you’re trying to get a homestead…
North Dakota’s current drought may portend a slow duck season this fall…but there’s no reason to panic. Newly released numbers from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s (NDGFD) 74th annual breeding duck survey indicate a below average breeding season for waterfowl. The main cause of the decline is lack of water – the 2021…
Biden Administration seeks to conserve 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030 The Mule Deer Foundation sees lots to like about the Biden Administration’s newly released Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful initiative. The plan, released a few days ago, includes plans that support big game migration corridors and winter range conservation efforts that…
Introducing Smokey the Bear’s successor: Grizzly-Nado! The year 2020 was such a steaming garbage fire that it’s easy to forget that it also featured real fires…lots of them. The National Shooting Sports Foundation is reaching out to America’s hunters and recreational shooters to remind us all that we have the power to help prevent last…
If we’re going to spend a fortune, let’s spend it on a real public benefit. The Boone and Crockett Club (B&C) has taken note of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, and they have an important message for Congress: Federal lands count as infrastructure, too. What’s more, those lands need some urgent TLC to protect them…
International Wildlife Crimestoppers, Inc. (IWC) has joined the Boone and Crockett Club as a research and media partner in their coordinated efforts against poaching. Through the strategic partnership, the Club is supporting conservation law enforcement and will help IWC promote and continue providing specialized law enforcement equipment to officers. In addition, one key part of…
The National Wild Turkey Federation celebrated conservation achievements and lasting partnerships in an innovative way during its Virtual 45th Convention and Sport Show. “As spring approaches, we look forward to chasing gobblers and getting new hunters outdoors, but we are already looking forward to getting the flock back together in Nashville for our 46th Convention and…
Note: Today’s article comes to us courtesy of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) announced changes to the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) leadership for the 117th Congress during Monday’s virtual Changing of the Guard event. CSF provides an important connection between the sporting community and Congress to ensure our rights as hunters and…
Groundhog, schmoundhog: Spring is here when the coyotes are. It isn’t spring in most of the country, but if you’d like to know what’s on tap for this April or May, just look to our southernmost state: Florida. The songdogs are coming out as the state warms, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has named Gary Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, as Grassroots Activist of the Year for 2020. The veteran Big Sky Country gun rights advocate spearheaded this year’s successful passage of LR 130, a measure that strengthened Montana’s state firearms preemption law….
Turns out that scientifically managing wildlife together with sportsmen works–who knew? (You did.) Last Thursday, Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Aurelia Skipwith announced that the American gray wolf no longer qualifies as an endangered species…and although it’s great news, it’s not surprising. Scientifically managing wildlife…
