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Feds Plan to Spend $350 Million on Wildlife Crossings. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Tells Us Why

Conservation

Feds Plan to Spend $350 Million on Wildlife Crossings. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Tells Us Why

By: Dac Collins

Surprise Ballot Initiative Would Allow Montana Landowners to Hunt Big Game Without Permits

Conservation

Surprise Ballot Initiative Would Allow Montana Landowners to Hunt Big Game Without Permits

By: Andrew McKean

This New Bill Would Shorten the Suppressor Waiting Period to 90 Days

Conservation

This New Bill Would Shorten the Suppressor Waiting Period to 90 Days

By: Andrew McKean

Biden Signs Bill to Restore Funding to Hunter Education, Archery in Schools

Conservation

Biden Signs Bill to Restore Funding to Hunter Education, Archery in Schools

By: Andrew McKean

Bill Would Divert $150 Million from Pennsylvania Game Commission and Threaten Federal Conservation Funding in the State

Conservation

Bill Would Divert $150 Million from Pennsylvania Game Commission and Threaten Federal Conservation Funding in the State

By: Katie Hill

Biden’s Protection of Arctic NWR May Signal More Public Land Protections Ahead of Election

Climate & Environment

Biden’s Protection of Arctic NWR May Signal More Public Land Protections Ahead of Election

By: Katie Hill

How the “Biden Administration Defunds Hunter Education” Non-Story Became a Massive Story

Conservation

How the “Biden Administration Defunds Hunter Education” Non-Story Became a Massive Story

By: Andrew McKean

Feds Seek to Close More Alaska Public Lands to Sheep Hunters Just Days Before the Season Opens

Conservation

Feds Seek to Close More Alaska Public Lands to Sheep Hunters Just Days Before the Season Opens

By: Tyler Freel

Colorado Supreme Court Throws Out Stream Access Case in Blow to Public Fishing

Conservation

Colorado Supreme Court Throws Out Stream Access Case in Blow to Public Fishing

By: Dac Collins

11 MPH Boating Speed Limit on East Coast Would Kill Offshore Fishing Trips

Conservation

11 MPH Boating Speed Limit on East Coast Would Kill Offshore Fishing Trips

By: Dac Collins

Some Hunters Target Trumpeter Swans. Utah Wants to Stop It Before All Swan Hunting Gets Shut Down

Conservation

Some Hunters Target Trumpeter Swans. Utah Wants to Stop It Before All Swan Hunting Gets Shut Down

By: Andrew McKean

Minnesota Has the Most Wolves in the Lower 48 but Does Not Allow Wolf Hunting. Here’s Why

Conservation

Minnesota Has the Most Wolves in the Lower 48 but Does Not Allow Wolf Hunting. Here’s Why

By: Keegan Sentner

Alaska’s Bristol Bay Receives Additional Protections from Pebble Mine in EPA Decision

Climate & Environment

Alaska’s Bristol Bay Receives Additional Protections from Pebble Mine in EPA Decision

By: Dac Collins

Biden Administration Bans Mining Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness

Climate & Environment

Biden Administration Bans Mining Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness

By: Dac Collins

Watch: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Saws Poachers’ Guns in Half

Conservation

Watch: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Saws Poachers’ Guns in Half

By: Katie Hill

Celebrity Bowhunting Couple Sentenced for Conspiring to Violate the Lacey Act

Conservation

Celebrity Bowhunting Couple Sentenced for Conspiring to Violate the Lacey Act

By: Katie Hill

States Consider Using Budget Surpluses to Fund Conservation

Conservation

States Consider Using Budget Surpluses to Fund Conservation

By: Katie Hill

Poisonous ‘Pods’ Are Still a Problem in Bowhunting

Bow Hunting

Poisonous ‘Pods’ Are Still a Problem in Bowhunting

By: Katie Hill

Watch: Animal Welfare Activists and ‘Trail Hunt’ Supporters Brawl During U.K. Boxing Day Celebration

Conservation

Watch: Animal Welfare Activists and ‘Trail Hunt’ Supporters Brawl During U.K. Boxing Day Celebration

By: Katie Hill

Funding for Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Other Conservation Efforts Included in $1.7 Trillion Spending Package

Conservation

Funding for Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Other Conservation Efforts Included in $1.7 Trillion Spending Package

By: Katie Hill

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Adventure

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