Policy & Legislation

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This Bowhunter Reluctantly Abandoned His Elk Meat After a Grizzly Bear Fed on It. Then Game and Fish Charged Him

By Natalie Krebs

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Trump Issues Executive Order to Open 2 National Monuments to Hunting, Access More Public Land, Protect Lead Ammo

By Christine Peterson

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The Real Reason the Forest Service Is Killing the Roadless Rule

By Natalie Krebs

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Should Military Service Exempt You From Passing a Hunter’s Safety Course?

By Natalie Krebs

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Trump Administration Finalizes Biggest Expansion of Hunting and Fishing on Wildlife Refuges in History

By Natalie Krebs

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‘We Have Invested Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in These Easements.’ Waterfowl Groups Send Urgent Letter to Secretary Burgum

By Natalie Krebs

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This USFWS Announcement Has Duck Hunters on High Alert

By Natalie Krebs

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Pennsylvania Court Rules in Favor of Hunting Clubs, Against Game Warden Surveillance on Private Property

By Natalie Krebs

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Trump ‘Decimated’ Two National Monuments in Utah. Meet the Man Who Will Challenge the Administration with a Lawsuit

By Natalie Krebs

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Here’s Why Conservation Groups Are Suddenly Optimistic About the Farm Bill

By Dac Collins

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As Oregon Hunt-Fish Ban Inches Toward the Ballot, Every State Politician Is Running Away from It

By Dac Collins

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Environmentalists Use Congress’ Own Public-Land Loophole to Sue Over a Timber Sale

By Andrew McKean

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Colorado Wolf Opponents Now Say Prop 114 Never Passed, Claiming Election Fraud in Appeal to USFWS

By Dac Collins

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BLM Grazing Overhaul Would Give Ranchers More Grass and Perks, But Could Force Elk Off Public Range

By Andrew McKean

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Senate Republicans Advance ‘Trojan Horse’ to Erase Roadless Rule

By Dac Collins

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The Trump Administration Will Open More Federal Lands to Off-Road Vehicles. Backcountry Hunters Warn of Overcrowding

By Natalie Krebs

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Radical Initiative to Ban Hunting and Fishing in Oregon Is One Step Closer to Making the Ballot

By Dac Collins

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Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Sues Montana FWP Over Corner Crossing

By Natalie Krebs

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Montana’s Lt. Gov. Says Corner Crossing Is Illegal. Critics Say the Law Isn’t Clear

By Natalie Krebs

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The House Just Passed Its Version of the Farm Bill, Which Is Years Overdue

By Andrew McKean