Policy & Legislation

The latest news on policy & legislation that is most important to hunters, anglers, and conservationists.

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Bears Ears National Monument

Conservation

Final Bears Ears National Monument Plan Bans All Recreational Shooting on 1.3 Million Acres of Federal Land Final Bears Ears National Monument Plan Bans All Recreational Shooting on 1.3 Million Acres of Federal Land

By Andrew McKean

A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.

Hunting

Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know

By Andrew McKean

A backyard view of a lake in Pennsylvania.

Conservation

Lawsuit Accuses Pennsylvania Officer of Snooping on Private Property, Seeks to Limit Powers of the Fish and Boat Commission Lawsuit Accuses Pennsylvania Officer of Snooping on Private Property, Seeks to Limit Powers of the Fish and Boat Commission

Game wardens wearing body cameras.

Conservation

Should All Game Wardens Wear Body Cams? Washington State Thinks So Should All Game Wardens Wear Body Cams? Washington State Thinks So

A whitetail buck in the woods.

Conservation

Instead of Banning Lead Outright, Feds to Try Paying Hunters to Use Non-Toxic Ammo on Certain Wildlife Refuges Instead of Banning Lead Outright, Feds to Try Paying Hunters to Use Non-Toxic Ammo on Certain Wildlife Refuges

HSUS's Maine state director, Katie Hansberry, hands out pamphlets at farmers market in the state in 2013, urging a referendum to be put on the ballot to ban bear hunting by baiting, with hounds or by trapping.

Conservation

Podcast: Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned Podcast: Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned

By Alex Robinson

Caribou in Alaska

Conservation

The Federal Government Is Increasing Hunting Restrictions and Limiting Access on Millions of Acres of Public Land in Alaska with These 4 Measures The Federal Government Is Increasing Hunting Restrictions and Limiting Access on Millions of Acres of Public Land in Alaska with These 4 Measures

A mountain lion in the trees.

Conservation

Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

A pair of caribou with antlers face off on a tundra hillock.

Conservation

BLM Officially Blocks the Ambler Road, a 211-Mile Industrial Corridor Through Alaska’s Iconic Brooks Range BLM Officially Blocks the Ambler Road, a 211-Mile Industrial Corridor Through Alaska’s Iconic Brooks Range

By Natalie Krebs

William shatner flips off the camera.

Conservation

First Nations Group Demands Apology After William Shatner Tells Salmon Farmers to ‘Fck Off’ First Nations Group Demands Apology After William Shatner Tells Salmon Farmers to ‘Fck Off’

Georgia landowner confronts kayak fisherman.

Conservation

Watch: Landowner Tells Kayaker There’s No Fishing Allowed on ‘His’ Side of the River Watch: Landowner Tells Kayaker There’s No Fishing Allowed on ‘His’ Side of the River

An anti-hunting activist in bright clothing stands on top of a vehicle at a public boat ramp in Australia.

Hunting

During Australia’s Duck Season ‘Circus’ Anti-Hunting Activists Will Steal Your Birds, Paddle Through Your Decoys, and Film Your Kids During Australia’s Duck Season ‘Circus’ Anti-Hunting Activists Will Steal Your Birds, Paddle Through Your Decoys, and Film Your Kids

Story and Photos by Natalie Krebs

A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency vehicle.

Conservation

Tennessee Judges Rein in Game Wardens, Declaring Warrantless Searches on Private Land Unconstitutional Tennessee Judges Rein in Game Wardens, Declaring Warrantless Searches on Private Land Unconstitutional

Mallards resting on an NWR

Conservation

Proposed Rule Could Curb Predator Control and Planting Grains for Waterfowl in Refuges. Hunting Orgs Now Wonder, Is USFWS Turning Against Duck Hunters? Proposed Rule Could Curb Predator Control and Planting Grains for Waterfowl in Refuges. Hunting Orgs Now Wonder, Is USFWS Turning Against Duck Hunters?

By Andrew McKean

waterproof jacket in rain

Gear

PFAS Explained: These Forever Chemicals Are Being Banned from a Variety of Outdoor Products. Now Gear Makers Are Scrambling PFAS Explained: These Forever Chemicals Are Being Banned from a Variety of Outdoor Products. Now Gear Makers Are Scrambling

By Laura Lancaster

Pronghorn antelope in Wyoming.

Conservation

Why Is the New BLM Rule So Controversial? Why Is the New BLM Rule So Controversial?

By Andrew McKean

A gray wolf in the midwest.

Conservation

House Votes to Delist Gray Wolves, Block Lead Ammo Bans, End Boundary Waters Protections, and Overturn BLM Rule House Votes to Delist Gray Wolves, Block Lead Ammo Bans, End Boundary Waters Protections, and Overturn BLM Rule

A sunset over the Florida Everglades.

Climate & Environment

Florida Now Using Gambling Revenues to Fund Wildlife Conservation Florida Now Using Gambling Revenues to Fund Wildlife Conservation

An Eastern coyote stands in the snow.

Conservation

Vermont Tones Down an Animal Rights Overhaul of Its Wildlife Board After Hunter Pushback Vermont Tones Down an Animal Rights Overhaul of Its Wildlife Board After Hunter Pushback

A nice buck in a field.

Conservation

Congress Killed Our Last Big Conservation Package Because It Was Too Expensive. This Politician Says His Bill Is Cheaper and Better Congress Killed Our Last Big Conservation Package Because It Was Too Expensive. This Politician Says His Bill Is Cheaper and Better

By Andrew McKean