Latest Public Lands & Waters Stories
Tequila Factory Spill Leads to Massive Fish Kill in Mexican Reservoir
In Utah, a Desert Bighorn Sheep “Nursery” Planned for Private Ranch
Montana Elk Management Showdown: Proposal Could Burn Public-Land Hunters Who Have Waited Years to Draw a Tag
Public Raises More Than $50,000 to Defend Hunters Ticketed for Corner Crossing in Wyoming
Officials Close Sportfishing on Washington Coastal Rivers to Protect Steelhead
Hunters Will Help Reduce Yellowstone Bison Herd by Up to 900 Animals in Montana
Environmental Group Sues to Block New Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on Public Wildlife Refuges
Study Finds Lake Ontario Fish Have Plastic Particles in Their Flesh
Trout Unlimited Lawsuit Is a Win for Salmon, Deals Another Blow to Pebble Mine
5 Most Attainable Public-Land Upland Bird Hunts in the U.S.
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Ted Gartner
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Biden Administration Puts Up Roadblock on Proposed Mine Near the Boundary Waters
Conservation Groups Urge Biden to Boost Existing Programs for 30 by 30 Initiative
From the Archives: The History of the Outdoor Life Conservation Pledge
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Auctions $311,740 Worth of Horns, Antlers, and Trophy Mounts for Conservation
Florida Designates $53 Million Annually for Indian River Lagoon Cleanup Projects
3 of the Best Midwestern States for Hunting OTC Whitetails This Season
Trout Unlimited Calls on Biden Administration to Save Snake River Salmon and Steelhead
California Re-Opens 34 Properties to Public Hunting and Fishing as Wildfires Subside
The Future of Trout Fishing in the West Could Be in Hot Water
Crowds Moved in on Your Big-Game Hunt? Make the Hunting Pressure Work for You
Montana and Idaho Address Low Water, High Temps for Trout with Different Regs
After Senators Deadlock in a “Skunk Fight” Over Tree-Spiking, BLM Nomination Will Go to the Senate Floor
Maine’s New $40 Million Budget for Buying Land Will Help Deer Survive Winter
Republicans Call on Biden to Withdraw His Pick to Run the Bureau of Land Management
Management of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Is Back on Track for Hunters, Anglers
How to Beat the Crowds in the Public-Land Whitetail Woods
To Keep 6,300 Acres from Being Sold to a Private Buyer, Should We Pay for Public Land We Already Own?
Plan to Close 60 Million Acres of Public Land to ‘Non-Local’ Caribou and Moose Hunting Stalls. But More Requests to Restrict Hunting in Alaska Are on the Way
Biden Administration to Restore Roadless Rule Protections to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Bull’s Eye: Why Colorado is an Elk Hunter’s Paradise
$6.4 Million Grant to Improve Montana Upland Bird and Big Game Habitat
Restoring Eeelgrass to Florida’s St. Johns River Helps Hard-Hit Sportfish Habitat
This Earth Day, Let’s Celebrate the Messy Side of Nature
The Marshes of Alabama’s Mobile Bay Are Disappearing—Fast
The Feds May Close 60 Million Acres of Alaska Public Land to “Sport Hunters.” And Yeah, That Probably Means You
The Public-Land Hunting in My State Sucks, and I’m Okay With That
New Mexico to Ban Trapping on Public Land
A Whitewater Fishing Adventure on The New River
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Elk Management in Montana Shows the Blind Spots of Our North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
This Proposed Sale of Public Land in Arkansas Is All Too Common for Hunters Everywhere
6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era
Our Newest National Park Allows Hunting? How Locals Fought for the New River Gorge’s Sporting Traditions, and Tourism
3 Key Questions From Deb Haaland’s Interior Secretary Confirmation Hearings
President Biden’s Order to Protect 30 Percent of the Nation’s Land Could Be a Massive Win for Fish and Wildlife—If Hunters, Anglers, Farmers, Tribes Have a Say
The Surge in Gun and Ammo Sales Has Created a Boom in Wildlife Conservation Funding
Right Now is The Best Time to Be a Public-Land Small-Game Hunter
Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Two Perspectives from Alaskan Outdoorsmen
Update: President-Elect Biden Picks Deb Haaland for Department of Interior Secretary
7 Rules You Must Follow to Punch Your Big-Game Tag on Public Land
7 Myths About Hunting Western Big Game That Easterners Need to Know
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Jordan Budd
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Army Corps Denies Permitting for Alaska’s Pebble Mine, Possibly Bringing an End to the Controversial Project
USDA Strips Tongass Roadless-Rule Protections, Favoring Subsidized Logging Interests Over Hunters, Anglers, and Wildlife
Senate Takes on William Perry Pendley’s “Illegal Role” at Bureau of Land Management
In the Future: There Will Always Be Public Hunting Land in America
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Randy Newberg
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In the Future: Millionaires Will Pay for Wildlife Habitat
The Forest Service Announced it Will Axe Roadless Rule Protections in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
A Coveted Moose Tag Reveals the Complicated Reality of Western Big-Game Hunting
Aldo Leopold’s 5 Essentials for Wildlife and Habitat Management
Will the Trump Administration Change Course on Alaska’s Pebble Mine? Key Republicans Are Rallying in Opposition
Breaking: Trump Administration Withdraws Pendley as Nominee for BLM Director
The President Just Signed a Historic Conservation Bill That Will Help Buy New Public Lands and Fix Our National Parks
Decades Before the ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Was a Deadly Tourist Attraction, It Was a Hunting Camp
The Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest is Vital for Both Hunters and Brown Bears
Hell or Highwater on the New River