Policy & Legislation Archives

The inflation reduction act would help deer habitat.

Conservation

The Inflation Reduction Act Includes Billions of Dollars for Deer Habitat, Wildlife Refuges, and Coastal Projects The Inflation Reduction Act Includes Billions of Dollars for Deer Habitat, Wildlife Refuges, and Coastal Projects

By Wade Thiel

Conservation

Montana Is on the Brink of Destroying One of Its Most Successful Conservation Programs Montana Is on the Brink of Destroying One of Its Most Successful Conservation Programs

By Andrew McKean

Conservation

Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property? Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property?

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Conservation

The Grasslands Conservation Act Just Hit the Senate. Here’s What it Means for Hunters and Wildlife The Grasslands Conservation Act Just Hit the Senate. Here’s What it Means for Hunters and Wildlife

By Dac Collins

Opinion

This Year’s Record-Breaking Salmon Run in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Proves Why Pebble Mine Is Such a Terrible Idea This Year’s Record-Breaking Salmon Run in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Proves Why Pebble Mine Is Such a Terrible Idea

By Dac Collins

Conservation

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

By Natalie Krebs

NAWA would help fund mule deer and other wild game habitat.

Conservation

The House Passed a Bill That Could Provide $1.4 Billion in Wildlife Funding Every Single Year The House Passed a Bill That Could Provide $1.4 Billion in Wildlife Funding Every Single Year

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Conservation

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

By Joe Genzel

Conservation

New Jersey Bill Would Require Landowners to Notify Neighbors Before Hunting Their Own Land New Jersey Bill Would Require Landowners to Notify Neighbors Before Hunting Their Own Land

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Conservation

BLM Unlocks 75,000 Acres of Private and Public Land With Major Purchase in Wyoming BLM Unlocks 75,000 Acres of Private and Public Land With Major Purchase in Wyoming

By Christine Peterson

The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act will help fund mine reclamation efforts.

Conservation

This Public-Land Mining Law Hasn’t Changed Since 1872. A New Bill Would Impose Royalties for Hardrock Mining on Federal Land This Public-Land Mining Law Hasn’t Changed Since 1872. A New Bill Would Impose Royalties for Hardrock Mining on Federal Land

By Wade Thiel

Conservation

The Most Important Wildlife Conservation Legislation in 50 Years Is Primed for Passage in Congress The Most Important Wildlife Conservation Legislation in 50 Years Is Primed for Passage in Congress

By Dac Collins

Conservation

The House Just Passed an Act That Will Make It Easier for Hunters to Find and Access Public Lands The House Just Passed an Act That Will Make It Easier for Hunters to Find and Access Public Lands

By Andrew McKean

Conservation

Is USFWS About to Walk Back Its Expansion of Hunting on Federal Land Because of Lead Ammo? Is USFWS About to Walk Back Its Expansion of Hunting on Federal Land Because of Lead Ammo?

By Andrew McKean

Conservation

Want to Understand the Corner-Crossing Issue? Listen to These Podcasts from Randy Newberg Want to Understand the Corner-Crossing Issue? Listen to These Podcasts from Randy Newberg

By Andrew McKean

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is located in Western Wyoming

Conservation

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Act Senators Introduce Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Act

By Dac Collins

Conservation

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

By Alex Robinson

Conservation

Why Do States Have Such Different (and Obscure) Hunting Regulations? It’s Partly Because We Can’t Agree on What’s Ethical Why Do States Have Such Different (and Obscure) Hunting Regulations? It’s Partly Because We Can’t Agree on What’s Ethical

By Christine Peterson

The Central Arctic Management Area - a BLM Wilderness Study Area - sits between NPRA and Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. This little known 320,000 acre area is starkly beautiful and made up of rolling tundra and snow covered peaks.

Conservation

6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era 6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era

By Andrew McKean

Conservation

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

By Andrew McKean

Conservation

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

By Andrew McKean

Conservation

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

By Andrew McKean

A yellow sign that reads "Entering Public Lands" on a weathered fence post in front of a two-track road

Conservation

Breaking: Trump Administration Withdraws Pendley as Nominee for BLM Director Breaking: Trump Administration Withdraws Pendley as Nominee for BLM Director

By Andrew McKean

Conservation

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

By The Editors

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Conservation

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

By Alex Robinson

Conservation

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

By Andrew McKean

East Branch Penobscot Katahdin stream woods

Conservation

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

By John Haughey

Conservation

Zinke’s World View Zinke’s World View

By Andrew McKean

Conservation

Public Land Roundup: Trump to Review National Monument Designations, RMEF Opens Acres, Hung Jury in First Nevada Bundy Trial Public Land Roundup: Trump to Review National Monument Designations, RMEF Opens Acres, Hung Jury in First Nevada Bundy Trial

By Ben Long

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke and Outdoor Life Editor Andrew McKean

Conservation

Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior

By Ben Long

Conservation

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

By Jodi Stemler

Conservation

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

By Frank Miniter

Conservation

How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters

By Frank Miniter

Conservation

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

Conservation

Why The Sportsmen’s Act Died (And Why Hunters and Anglers Share The Blame) Why The Sportsmen’s Act Died (And Why Hunters and Anglers Share The Blame)

By Ben Lamb

Policy & Legislation(Page 3)

Latest in Policy & Legislation

The Inflation Reduction Act Includes Billions of Dollars for Deer Habitat, Wildlife Refuges, and Coastal Projects The Inflation Reduction Act Includes Billions of Dollars for Deer Habitat, Wildlife Refuges, and Coastal Projects

Montana Is on the Brink of Destroying One of Its Most Successful Conservation Programs Montana Is on the Brink of Destroying One of Its Most Successful Conservation Programs

Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property? Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property?

The Grasslands Conservation Act Just Hit the Senate. Here’s What it Means for Hunters and Wildlife The Grasslands Conservation Act Just Hit the Senate. Here’s What it Means for Hunters and Wildlife

This Year’s Record-Breaking Salmon Run in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Proves Why Pebble Mine Is Such a Terrible Idea This Year’s Record-Breaking Salmon Run in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Proves Why Pebble Mine Is Such a Terrible Idea

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

The House Passed a Bill That Could Provide $1.4 Billion in Wildlife Funding Every Single Year The House Passed a Bill That Could Provide $1.4 Billion in Wildlife Funding Every Single Year

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

New Jersey Bill Would Require Landowners to Notify Neighbors Before Hunting Their Own Land New Jersey Bill Would Require Landowners to Notify Neighbors Before Hunting Their Own Land

BLM Unlocks 75,000 Acres of Private and Public Land With Major Purchase in Wyoming BLM Unlocks 75,000 Acres of Private and Public Land With Major Purchase in Wyoming

This Public-Land Mining Law Hasn’t Changed Since 1872. A New Bill Would Impose Royalties for Hardrock Mining on Federal Land This Public-Land Mining Law Hasn’t Changed Since 1872. A New Bill Would Impose Royalties for Hardrock Mining on Federal Land

The Most Important Wildlife Conservation Legislation in 50 Years Is Primed for Passage in Congress The Most Important Wildlife Conservation Legislation in 50 Years Is Primed for Passage in Congress

The House Just Passed an Act That Will Make It Easier for Hunters to Find and Access Public Lands The House Just Passed an Act That Will Make It Easier for Hunters to Find and Access Public Lands

Is USFWS About to Walk Back Its Expansion of Hunting on Federal Land Because of Lead Ammo? Is USFWS About to Walk Back Its Expansion of Hunting on Federal Land Because of Lead Ammo?

Want to Understand the Corner-Crossing Issue? Listen to These Podcasts from Randy Newberg Want to Understand the Corner-Crossing Issue? Listen to These Podcasts from Randy Newberg

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Act Senators Introduce Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Act

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

Why Do States Have Such Different (and Obscure) Hunting Regulations? It’s Partly Because We Can’t Agree on What’s Ethical Why Do States Have Such Different (and Obscure) Hunting Regulations? It’s Partly Because We Can’t Agree on What’s Ethical

6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era 6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era

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

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

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

Breaking: Trump Administration Withdraws Pendley as Nominee for BLM Director Breaking: Trump Administration Withdraws Pendley as Nominee for BLM Director

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

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

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

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

Zinke’s World View Zinke’s World View

Public Land Roundup: Trump to Review National Monument Designations, RMEF Opens Acres, Hung Jury in First Nevada Bundy Trial Public Land Roundup: Trump to Review National Monument Designations, RMEF Opens Acres, Hung Jury in First Nevada Bundy Trial

Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior

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

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

How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters

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

Why The Sportsmen’s Act Died (And Why Hunters and Anglers Share The Blame) Why The Sportsmen’s Act Died (And Why Hunters and Anglers Share The Blame)

Policy & Legislation(Page 3)

Latest in Policy & Legislation

The Inflation Reduction Act Includes Billions of Dollars for Deer Habitat, Wildlife Refuges, and Coastal Projects The Inflation Reduction Act Includes Billions of Dollars for Deer Habitat, Wildlife Refuges, and Coastal Projects

Montana Is on the Brink of Destroying One of Its Most Successful Conservation Programs Montana Is on the Brink of Destroying One of Its Most Successful Conservation Programs

Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property? Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property?

The Grasslands Conservation Act Just Hit the Senate. Here’s What it Means for Hunters and Wildlife The Grasslands Conservation Act Just Hit the Senate. Here’s What it Means for Hunters and Wildlife

This Year’s Record-Breaking Salmon Run in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Proves Why Pebble Mine Is Such a Terrible Idea This Year’s Record-Breaking Salmon Run in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Proves Why Pebble Mine Is Such a Terrible Idea

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

The House Passed a Bill That Could Provide $1.4 Billion in Wildlife Funding Every Single Year The House Passed a Bill That Could Provide $1.4 Billion in Wildlife Funding Every Single Year

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

New Jersey Bill Would Require Landowners to Notify Neighbors Before Hunting Their Own Land New Jersey Bill Would Require Landowners to Notify Neighbors Before Hunting Their Own Land

BLM Unlocks 75,000 Acres of Private and Public Land With Major Purchase in Wyoming BLM Unlocks 75,000 Acres of Private and Public Land With Major Purchase in Wyoming

This Public-Land Mining Law Hasn’t Changed Since 1872. A New Bill Would Impose Royalties for Hardrock Mining on Federal Land This Public-Land Mining Law Hasn’t Changed Since 1872. A New Bill Would Impose Royalties for Hardrock Mining on Federal Land

The Most Important Wildlife Conservation Legislation in 50 Years Is Primed for Passage in Congress The Most Important Wildlife Conservation Legislation in 50 Years Is Primed for Passage in Congress

The House Just Passed an Act That Will Make It Easier for Hunters to Find and Access Public Lands The House Just Passed an Act That Will Make It Easier for Hunters to Find and Access Public Lands

Is USFWS About to Walk Back Its Expansion of Hunting on Federal Land Because of Lead Ammo? Is USFWS About to Walk Back Its Expansion of Hunting on Federal Land Because of Lead Ammo?

Want to Understand the Corner-Crossing Issue? Listen to These Podcasts from Randy Newberg Want to Understand the Corner-Crossing Issue? Listen to These Podcasts from Randy Newberg

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Act Senators Introduce Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Act

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

Why Do States Have Such Different (and Obscure) Hunting Regulations? It’s Partly Because We Can’t Agree on What’s Ethical Why Do States Have Such Different (and Obscure) Hunting Regulations? It’s Partly Because We Can’t Agree on What’s Ethical

6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era 6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era

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

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

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

Breaking: Trump Administration Withdraws Pendley as Nominee for BLM Director Breaking: Trump Administration Withdraws Pendley as Nominee for BLM Director

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

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

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

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

Zinke’s World View Zinke’s World View

Public Land Roundup: Trump to Review National Monument Designations, RMEF Opens Acres, Hung Jury in First Nevada Bundy Trial Public Land Roundup: Trump to Review National Monument Designations, RMEF Opens Acres, Hung Jury in First Nevada Bundy Trial

Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior

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

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

How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters

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

Why The Sportsmen’s Act Died (And Why Hunters and Anglers Share The Blame) Why The Sportsmen’s Act Died (And Why Hunters and Anglers Share The Blame)

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