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Conservation (Page 14)

Breaking down the latest news and unpacking the most critical issues surrounding conservation, climate & environment, and public lands & waters, and wildlife management.

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bird dog and hunter

Public Lands & Waters

5 Most Attainable Public-Land Upland Bird Hunts in the U.S.

Hunting seasons are designed so that does who still have fawns with them may be tagged.

Wildlife Management

It’s Okay (and Sometimes Necessary) to Shoot Does with Fawns During Hunting Season

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Biden Administration Puts Up Roadblock on Proposed Mine Near the Boundary Waters

Climate & Environment

Biden Administration Puts Up Roadblock on Proposed Mine Near the Boundary Waters

By Alex Robinson

Existing habitat programs are a boon for the 30 by 30 plan.

Climate & Environment

Conservation Groups Urge Biden to Boost Existing Programs for 30 by 30 Initiative

By Christine Peterson

The Outdoor Life conservation pledge, presented to Harry Truman.

Public Lands & Waters

From the Archives: The History of the Outdoor Life Conservation Pledge

By Natalie Krebs

Field & Stream Bought a $33,000 Duck Stamp Contest Entry. Here’s Why.

Field & Stream Bought a $33,000 Duck Stamp Contest Entry. Here’s Why.

By Alex Robinson

Baby boomers carried hunting culture for decades.

Hunter Recruitment

The Boomer Legacy: How the Biggest Generation of Hunters Shaped Hunting Culture

By Patrick Durkin

USFWS studies show the duck crippling rate is one in five birds.

Are Duck Hunters Really Losing 1 in 5 Birds? Here’s How We Can Do Better

By Alex Robinson, Natalie Krebs

Nebrasak, Wisconsin, and Michigan all have good OTC opportunities.

Public Lands & Waters

3 of the Best Midwestern States for Hunting OTC Whitetails This Season

By Brian Lovett

hunter mentoring

Hunter Recruitment

The Truth About Hunter Mentoring: Everyone’s Got to Earn It

By Alex Robinson

Non-native earthworms can actual cause plenty of harm to native species.

Earthworms Aren’t Native to Most of North America, and Now They’re Threatening Boreal Forests

Biologists Have Discovered a New Way to Control Invasive Carp

Wildlife Management

Biologists Have Discovered a New Way to Control Invasive Carp

Wisconsin trapper with furs, which will last longer than meat from game.

Hunting for Meat Is Widely Accepted. Wearing Fur from the Predators You Hunt and Trap Should Be, Too

Wisconsin trapper releases a gray wolf.

This Release Shield Calms Critters on My Traplines, and Helps Educate the Public

Fawn recruitment is faltering.

Wildlife Management

Whitetail Fawn Recruitment Is Declining at an Alarming Rate, and No One’s Quite Sure Why

By Josh Honeycutt

Republicans Call on Biden to Withdraw His Pick to Run the Bureau of Land Management

Public Lands & Waters

Republicans Call on Biden to Withdraw His Pick to Run the Bureau of Land Management

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

hiking in the tongass national forest

Climate & Environment

Management of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Is Back on Track for Hunters, Anglers

Gray wolves are a favorite target species of anti-hunting arguments.

The 3 Anti-Hunting Arguments Hunters Should Actually Worry About

NWTF and Turkeys for Tomorrow both hope to address wild turkey population issues.

Wildlife Management

Trouble in Turkey Country: Can Two Conservation Orgs Help Declining Populations?

By Andrew McKean

You need to try different tactics for better public land success.

Public Lands & Waters

How to Beat the Crowds in the Public-Land Whitetail Woods

By Brodie Swisher

Looking for hunting land? Pick a property that's worth the investment.

Wildlife Management

The Best (and Worst) States for Buying Cheap Hunting Land

Overpopulated axis deer are ripe for regulated market hunting.

Wildlife Management

The Outdoor Life Podcast: Meet the Godfather of Hawaiian Market Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

Alaska caribou hunt

Public Lands & Waters

Plan to Close 60 Million Acres of Public Land to ‘Non-Local’ Caribou and Moose Hunting Stalls. But More Requests to Restrict Hunting in Alaska Are on the Way

There are plenty of reasons for rookies to help out other new hunters.

Hunter Recruitment

Can You Mentor a New Hunter When You’re Still Learning to Hunt Yourself?

A surge in fishing pressure is a thorny problem fisheries biologists are currently trying to understand.

Wildlife Management

Fishing Pressure Increased During COVID. Is That a Bad Thing for Gamefish Populations?

By Christine Peterson

GPS transmitter on the back of a hen mallard.

Wildlife Management

Biologists Can Track Waterfowl Better Than Ever, Thanks to This New GPS Transmitter

Biden Administration to Restore Roadless Rule Protections to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Policy & Legislation

Biden Administration to Restore Roadless Rule Protections to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

By Alex Robinson

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

Wildlife Management

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

A duck hunter steers a boat loaded with decoys through flooded timber.

Hunter Recruitment

The Story of Black Duck Revival: “I Never Found a Place I Belong, So I’m Making One”

By Jonathan Wilkins

The Proposed Closures of Caribou Hunting on Some Federal Lands Isn’t Based on Population Declines—It’s About Human Conflicts

Wildlife Management

The Proposed Closures of Caribou Hunting on Some Federal Lands Isn’t Based on Population Declines—It’s About Human Conflicts

A group of happy rabbit hunters in blaze orange and camo on a snowy day.

Hunter Recruitment

MeatEater Misses the Point in Its “Case Against Hunter Recruitment” Story

A duck hunter tosses out decoys in the pre-dawn light.

Hunter Recruitment

We Actually Have No Idea How Many Hunters There Are in America

By Andrew McKean

Climate & Environment

Republican Senators’ Focus on Fossil Fuels Production Foreshadows Challenges to Come for Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland

By Andrew McKean

Policy & Legislation

3 Key Questions From Deb Haaland’s Interior Secretary Confirmation Hearings

By Andrew McKean

The Conway Summit Area of Critical Environmental Concern is managed by the BLM California’s Bishop Field Office.

Climate & Environment

President Biden’s Order to Protect 30 Percent of the Nation’s Land Could Be a Massive Win for Fish and Wildlife—If Hunters, Anglers, Farmers, Tribes Have a Say

By Christine Peterson

A pair of youth waterfowl hunters hold up a shotgun and a duck.

Public Lands & Waters

The Surge in Gun and Ammo Sales Has Created a Boom in Wildlife Conservation Funding

By Alex Robinson

An Argentine tegu with its mouth open.

Wildlife Management

Dog-Sized Lizards are Taking Over in the Southern U.S.

A dropped deer in the shades of wild brush.

Every Hunter Should Know What the Lacey Act Is, How It Works, and Why It’s On the Books

A group of veteran soldiers grouped together for a hunt.

Hunter Recruitment

Make This Veterans Day Count and Take a Military Vet Outdoors

By Ken Perrotte

The hunter's election.

Policy & Legislation

The Hunters’ Election: “We Think This Is the Most Important Election for Sportsmen in Our Lives”

By Andrew McKean

A hunter smiles and kneels behind a large mule deer in the snow.

Public Lands & Waters

In the Future: There Will Always Be Public Hunting Land in America

By Randy Newberg

Red sockeye salmon with hooked jaw swimming in Alaska stream.

Public Lands & Waters

Will the Trump Administration Change Course on Alaska’s Pebble Mine? Key Republicans Are Rallying in Opposition

By Natalie Krebs

A National Park mountain range against clear blue and lightly clouded skies overlooking a wooded forest area.

Public Lands & Waters

The President Just Signed a Historic Conservation Bill That Will Help Buy New Public Lands and Fix Our National Parks

By Alex Robinson

whitetail deer hunt

Hunter Recruitment

Why We’re Failing to Recruit African American Hunters (and How to Fix It)

By Eric M. Morris

Wildlife Management

The Two Biggest Deer Organizations Are Joining Forces. What Does It Mean for Hunters?

By Andrew McKean

A food plot of brassica plants.

11 Strategies For Growing The Perfect Deer Food Plot

A man holding up a sea lamprey.

10 Common Parasites and Diseases Found in Game Fish (and What You Need to Know About Them)

Two hunters with a mule deer in the snow and grass.

Wildlife Management

How to Get Your Own Private Hunting Property (and Improve its Habitat)

Minessota jake turkey feathers.

Wildlife Management

Should You Shoot Jakes This Spring? (and Other Things to Consider During a Coronavirus Turkey Season)

By Gerry Bethge

A man tilling a field

Wildlife Management

How to Plant a Sunflower Field for Better Dove Hunting This Summer

Female angler fishing in the Montana Boulder River.

Public Lands & Waters

What’s Gained and Lost by Privatizing River Access?

By Christine Peterson

A new Backcountry Conservation Area is being proposed near Lewistown, Montana.

Climate & Environment

The Secretary of the Interior on Climate Change, Wild Horses, CWD, and New Backcountry Conservation Areas

Deer running through a field.

Wildlife Management

The Wild Game State Agencies Confiscate Does Not Go in a Dumpster

An elk standing in the snow.

Public Lands & Waters

Elk Hunting a Secret Public-Land Spot in the Utah Backcountry

By Natalie Krebs

Alex Robinson fishing in the Tongass National Forest.

Climate & Environment

The Tongass National Forest Is a Wilderness on the Chopping Block

By Alex Robinson

A hunter kneeling behind a Kansas buck.

Public Lands & Waters

The 6 Best Do-it-Yourself Hunts in America

By Jace Bauserman

three hunters planting a tree

Wildlife Management

The 6 Best Tree Species for Planting a Deer Orchard

Have You Seen These Deer Diseases In Your Local Woods?

Wildlife Management

Have You Seen These Deer Diseases In Your Local Woods?

Why We Suck at Recruiting New Hunters, Why It Matters, and How You Can Fix It

Hunter Recruitment

Why We Suck at Recruiting New Hunters, Why It Matters, and How You Can Fix It

By Outdoor Life Staff

The Trump Administration Repealed Obama-Era Waters of the U.S. Rule. But Now What?

Public Lands & Waters

The Trump Administration Repealed Obama-Era Waters of the U.S. Rule. But Now What?

By John Haughey

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Policy & Legislation

Is the Trump Administration Really Looking Out for Outdoorsmen and Women? That Might Be Up to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt

By Alex Robinson

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Public Lands & Waters

Western Hunters Can’t Access 6.35 Million Acres of Public State Lands

By Natalie Krebs

A Caribou Hunting Adventure in Alaska, No Guides Required

Public Lands & Waters

A Caribou Hunting Adventure in Alaska, No Guides Required

By Alex Robinson

9 Hard Truths About Hunting on Public Land

Public Lands & Waters

9 Hard Truths About Hunting on Public Land