Policy & Legislation (Page 3)

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

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The Endangered Species Act Has Been ‘Warped by Decades of Radical Environmental Litigation,’ Says Lawmaker Who Wants to Overhaul It

By Natalie Krebs

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Federal Judge Rules Firing Public-Land Workers Was Illegal, Agrees It ‘Will Inflict Immediate, Foreseeable Harm’ to Habitat and Wildlife

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Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down

By Christine Peterson

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A Bill That Would’ve Outlawed Running Over Wolves, Coyotes with Snowmachines Failed in Wyoming

By Christine Peterson

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Wisconsin, Colorado Lawmakers Move to Delist Gray Wolves Across the Lower 48

By Natalie Krebs

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Wyoming Senators Demand 50 Million Acres of Federal Land. It’s Part of a Coordinated Land-Grab by Western States

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North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary

By Andrew McKean

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Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities

By Natalie Krebs

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Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

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Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration

By Andrew McKean

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A New Bill Would Strip the President’s Power to Designate National Monuments

By Natalie Krebs

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The Federal Walk-In Hunting Access Program Won’t Be Funded in 2025. An Even Bigger Budget Battle Looms in the Next Farm Bill

By Alex Robinson

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Survey: Idaho Big-Game Hunters Would Ban Drones and Thermals, But Keep Most Other Tech

By Andrew McKean

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Congress Passes Two Outdoor Bills That Include Better Shooting Range Access, Implications for Lead Tackle

By Andrew McKean

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Feds Propose Listing the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act

By Andrew McKean

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Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists

By Andrew McKean

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Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

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Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

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Denver’s Proposed Fur Ban Could Be a Serious Problem for Fly Shops and Fishermen

By Cameron Evans

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How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life

By Alex Robinson

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Harris-Walz Campaign Launches Coalition of Hunters and Anglers as It Tries to Appeal to Rural Men

By Andrew McKean

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The Long-Awaited Grasslands Conservation Act Is Finally Introduced in Congress

By Andrew McKean

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

By Andrew McKean

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

By Andrew McKean

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

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

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

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Podcast: Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned

By Alex Robinson

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

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

By Natalie Krebs

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First Nations Group Demands Apology After William Shatner Tells Salmon Farmers to ‘F*ck Off’

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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Why Is the New BLM Rule So Controversial?

By Andrew McKean

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

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Florida Now Using Gambling Revenues to Fund Wildlife Conservation

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

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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

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

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

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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

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

By Andrew McKean

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

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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

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

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Biden Administration Bans Mining Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness

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Celebrity Bowhunting Couple Sentenced for Conspiring to Violate the Lacey Act

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Poisonous ‘Pods’ Are Still a Problem in Bowhunting

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

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

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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

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

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Can Game Wardens Hang Trail Cameras on Your Private Property?

By Kristen A. Schmitt

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

By Natalie Krebs

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

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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