Policy & Legislation (Page 3)

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

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

Policy & Legislation

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.

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

Mallards resting on an NWR

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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

Rain water droplets on blue green waterproof fabric

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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.

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Why Is the New BLM Rule So Controversial?

By Andrew McKean

A gray wolf in the midwest.

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

A sunset over the Florida Everglades.

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Florida Now Using Gambling Revenues to Fund Wildlife Conservation

An Eastern coyote stands in the snow.

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

A nice buck in a field.

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

By Andrew McKean

Thieves are sawing antlers off skulls and selling them to shed buyers.

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Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing

A Ute Tribal Fish and Wildlife sign against a blue sky.

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‘Disrespectful Violations’ Prompt Ute Tribe to Close 4 Million Acres to Nontribal Hunters, Anglers, Campers

By Natalie Krebs

A black bear sits in a green field.

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Florida Rep Cites ‘Crack Bears’ in Effort to Legalize Killing Black Bears in Self Defense

A fly angler in a blue shirt and blue hat holds up a small redfish caught on the fly.

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BHA Became a Powerful Public Lands Org Thanks to ‘Grassroots Badassery.’ Now It’s at a Tipping Point, and the New CEO Wants to Get Its Mojo Back

By Andrew McKean

A shooter works the action on a suppressed Marlin lever-action rifle against a blue sky.

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

By Andrew McKean

drill ban in arctic national wildlife refuge

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

Dall sheep in Alaska

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

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

By Keegan Sentner

bristol bay protections EPA decision 1/31/23

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

boundary waters receive greater protections under biden 1

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Biden Administration Bans Mining Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness

josh and sarah bowmar

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Celebrity Bowhunting Couple Sentenced for Conspiring to Violate the Lacey Act

Bowhunters caught hunting with poison pods

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Poisonous ‘Pods’ Are Still a Problem in Bowhunting

Crazy Mountains land swap proposal Forest Service

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Public-Land Hunters Object to Land Swap in Montana’s Crazy Mountains

Magnet fishers find guns legal to keep them

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As Magnet Fishing Booms, More Guns Are Being Pulled from America’s Waters. Can Magnet Fishers Legally Keep Them?

The Benelli M1 Super 90 was one of the best shotguns ever built.

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Canada’s Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban Would Include Many Common Hunting Rifles and Shotguns

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In Washington State, Hunters May No Longer Be “Necessary to Manage Wildlife”

By Andrew McKean

usfws duck hunter

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USFWS Will Expand Hunting and Fishing at 18 National Wildlife Refuges While Phasing Out Lead Ammo and Tackle There

Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property?

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Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property?

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Policy & Legislation

This Bill Would Repeal Excise Taxes on Guns and Ammo. Both the NSSF and NRA Oppose It

By Natalie Krebs

Sutter Basin in northern California.

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USFWS Wants to Open 19 More Wildlife Refuges to Hunting and Fishing. Lead Ammo and Tackle Would Be Banned There

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

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

By Alex Robinson

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

By Andrew McKean

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

By Andrew McKean

The hunter's election.

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

By Andrew McKean

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

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

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

By Alex Robinson

ryan zinke outdoors in the snow

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Ryan Zinke Departs Interior with a Mixed Record on Sportsmen’s Issues

By Andrew McKean

East Branch Penobscot Katahdin stream woods

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Public Land Roundup: National Monument Trimming, Biking in Wilderness, and the Pebble Mine

By John Haughey

Ryan Zinke Andrew McKean interview

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Zinke’s World View

By Andrew McKean

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke and Outdoor Life Editor Andrew McKean

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Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior

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Hillary Clinton on Public Lands, Conservation, and Funding Wildlife Agencies

By Jodi Stemler

Policy & Legislation

What a Trump Administration Would Do for Wildlife, Streams, and Forests

By Frank Miniter

How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters

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How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters

By Frank Miniter

Donald Trump interview

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Q&A: Donald Trump on Guns, Hunting, and Conservation

By Outdoor Life Staff