Public Lands & Waters
Public lands & waters are key to hunting and fishing in America. This is the latest news that you need to know.
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Conservation
Conservation Groups Ask to Keep Public Lands Open as Government Shutdown Looms
By: Andrew McKean
Conservation
This Northern Pintail Painting Just Won the 2023 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
By: Katie Hill
Climate & Environment
Biden’s Protection of Arctic NWR May Signal More Public Land Protections Ahead of Election
By: Katie Hill
Climate & Environment
Biden Administration Bans Mining Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness
By: Dac Collins
Conservation
Audubon Sues Kansas Over Water Rights at Popular Duck Hunting and Birding Refuge
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
In a Tale as Old as the West, Wealthy Californians Moved to Montana and Blocked Historic River Access
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
What’s Next For Corner-Crossers and What Will the Outcome of the Civil Suit Bring?
By: Andrew McKean
Conservation
Colorado Supreme Court Throws Out Stream Access Case in Blow to Public Fishing
By: Dac Collins
Conservation
To Keep 6,300 Acres from Being Sold to a Private Buyer, Should We Pay for Public Land We Already Own?
Climate & Environment
This Year’s Record-Breaking Salmon Run in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Proves Why Pebble Mine Is Such a Terrible Idea
By: Dac Collins
Climate & Environment
A Pacific Waterfowl Oasis Ran Out of Water. These Duck Hunters Are Footing the Bill for Some More
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
Restoring Eeelgrass to Florida’s St. Johns River Helps Hard-Hit Sportfish Habitat
By: Bob McNally
Bass Fishing
Watch: Armed Alabama Man Charged After Cussing Out Bass Tournament Anglers
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
A Mining Proposal in the Okefenokee Threatens America’s Largest Remaining Blackwater Swamp
By: Chris Hunt
Climate & Environment
Feds Announce Plan to Restore Bison Populations and Improve America’s Grasslands
By: Dac Collins
Conservation
A Win for Anglers: U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms New Mexico’s Decision that All Streams in the State Are Public
By: Dac Collins
Climate & Environment
Nearly 3,000 Aquatic Species Impacted by East Palestine Train Derailment
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
Officials Determine Wolves Might Not Be to Blame for 40 Cow Deaths in Colorado
By: Dac Collins
Climate & Environment
Utah Closes All Shed Hunting Until May. Some Hunters Aren’t Happy About It
By: Katie Hill
Climate & Environment
The Tongass National Forest Is a Wilderness on the Chopping Block
By: Alex Robinson
Climate & Environment
Alaska’s Bristol Bay Receives Additional Protections from Pebble Mine in EPA Decision
By: Dac Collins
Conservation
A Local Perspective on the Return of the Roadless Rule in Southeast Alaska
By: Bjorn Dihle
Big Game Hunting
Michigan Hunter Gets Jail Time for Sabotaging Another Hunter’s Treestand, Causing 20-Foot Fall
By: Katie Hill
Big Game Hunting
Public-Land Hunters Object to Land Swap in Montana’s Crazy Mountains
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
Funding for Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Other Conservation Efforts Included in $1.7 Trillion Spending Package
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
Biden Administration Pledges to Protect 450,000 Acres with New National Monument in Southern Nevada
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
Decades Before the ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Was a Deadly Tourist Attraction, It Was a Hunting Camp
By: Tyler Freel
Conservation
Veterans and Gold Star Families Can Now Get Free Lifetime Passes to Federal Public Lands
By: Dac Collins
Conservation
In Washington State, Hunters May No Longer Be “Necessary to Manage Wildlife”
By: Andrew McKean
Conservation
Watch This 25,000-Pound Battleship Anchor Chain Rip Through Juniper in Nevada
By: Katie Hill
Conservation
This Bill Would Put a Public Shooting Range in Every National Forest in the Country
By: Andrew McKean
Climate & Environment
New Report Provides a Roadmap for Sagebrush Conservation in the West
By: Dac Collins
Conservation
USFWS Will Expand Hunting and Fishing at 18 National Wildlife Refuges While Phasing Out Lead Ammo and Tackle There
By: Dac Collins
Climate & Environment
Scientists Call for “Rewilding the West” by Bringing More Beavers and Wolves onto Public Lands
By: Keegan Sentner
Conservation
Utah Man Allegedly Starts a Wildfire While Attempting to Kill a Spider
By: Keegan Sentner
Climate & Environment
Watch: Historic Flood Hits Yellowstone, Spurs Evacuation from National Park
By: Keegan Sentner
Conservation
USFWS Wants to Open 19 More Wildlife Refuges to Hunting and Fishing. Lead Ammo and Tackle Would Be Banned There
By: Joe Genzel
Animal Attacks
Colorado Sheriff’s Deputy Shoots, Kills Charging Cow Moose
By: Joe Genzel, Tyler Freel
Conservation
The USDA Accepted 2 Million Acres into the CRP Program, but We Could Still See a Net Loss in Pheasant Country This Year
By: Wade Thiel
Conservation
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
Hunters Who Challenged Wyoming Corner Crossing Rules Found “Not Guilty” of Criminal Trespassing
By: Alex Robinson
Conservation
Pennsylvania’s Largest Sportsmen Federation Opposes Reclassification of Delaware Water Gap as National Park and Preserve
By: Wade Thiel
Conservation
More Than 8 Million Acres of Public Land in the West Is “Corner-Locked” and Inaccessible to Hunters
By: Keegan Sentner
Conservation
Utah Senators Say Their New Bill Will Fix the Housing Crisis. It’s Really a Federal Land Grab
By: Dac Collins
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Conservation
Vermont Tones Down an Animal Rights Overhaul of Its Wildlife Board After Hunter Pushback
By: Katie Hill
Animal Attacks
Shed Hunter Killed in California Mountain Lion Attack Died Protecting His Brother
By: Dac Collins